39.8. The operations of the company in the territory described in the schedule to the James Bay Region Development Act (chapter D-8) are not governed by the Watercourses Act (chapter R-13), the Act respecting the Régie de l’électricité et du gaz (chapter R-6), the Water Board Act (Revised Statutes, 1964, chapter 183), the Transportation Board Act (Revised Statutes, 1964, chapter 228), the Transport Act (chapter T-12) or the Act respecting the Régie des services publics (chapter R-8).