16. For the application of section 15, the Government may make regulations to:(a) determine the decorations and distinctions that may be awarded;
(b) determine the cases where they may be awarded, and the procedure therefor;
(c) prescribe the form of the decorations attached to the distinctions; and
(d) establish a committee to advise the Minister on the granting of awards or the awarding of decorations and distinctions, determine its composition and functions and provide for the mode of appointment of its members.
A regulation made under this section shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or on any later date fixed therein.