55. Notwithstanding sections 53 and 54, an associate secretary-general of the Conseil exécutif who, pursuant to his deed of appointment, has the rank and privileges of a deputy minister shall discharge his duties under the authority of the Secretary General of the Conseil exécutif who is the Deputy Minister of the Ministère du Conseil exécutif; similarly, an associate deputy minister of the Ministère de l’Éducation shall discharge his duties under the authority of the deputy minister of that department, subject to section 8 of the Act respecting the Ministère de l’Éducation (chapter M-15).