12.1. Where any of the conditions for the issue of a document is not met, the reponsible Minister or body may, despite the first paragraph of section 12, issue the document to the applicant, if the applicant establishes, to the satisfaction of the responsible minister or body, as the case may be, that the impossibility to meet the condition is directly attributable to the measures put in place to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021, c. 362021, c. 36, s. 1621.