16. The Minister shall oversee the negotiation of all intergovernmental agreements and their implementation and administer the programmes of intergovernmental exchanges resulting therefrom, except as provided by the Government.
The programmes of intergovernmental exchanges contemplated in the first paragraph shall be elaborated, in agreement with the Minister, by the departments and agencies in the fields of their jurisdiction.
In this act, the words “intergovernmental agreement” mean an agreement made between the Government or one of its departments or agencies and another government, one of its departments or agencies or an international organization.
1974, c. 15, s. 16; 1977, c. 5, s. 14.