45.1. Subject to this chapter, the rights of outfitters and holders of fish and game leases existing on 31 January 1978 and still valid on 15 August 1979 in the case of the Northeastern Québec region shall be respected for the duration of their licences or leases and, at their expiration, the Minister may renew them on such conditions as he may fix after receiving the advice of the Coordinating Committee. This section is without prejudice to any agreement between the persons concerned and the interested Inuit landholding corporation or the Naskapi Landholding Corporation.