278. If the director general of the Société is absent or if he is unable or refuses to act, or if a vacancy occurs in the office of the director general of the Société, the board of directors shall appoint a person to perform the duties of the director general of the Société.
If the director general of the Société is temporarily absent, he may delegate his powers in writing, for a period of not over one month, to a person designated by him. The delegation may be general or limited to the objects determined by the director general of the Société.
1969, c. 84, s. 307; 1971, c. 90, s. 32; 1974, c. 82, s. 36; 1979, c. 72, s. 424; 1980, c. 34, s. 64; 1985, c. 31, s. 23; 1993, c. 68, s. 75.