496. The Chief Electoral Officer may appoint two assistants to assist him in the carrying out of his duties. He shall determine the level of their position, and if, consequent upon such determination, the Public Service Act (chapter F-3.1.1) is not applicable to an assistant, it is hereby made applicable to him without any other formality. The Chief Electoral Officer may generally or specially delegate the exercise of the powers and duties conferred on him by this Act to his assistants. The act of delegation shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec.