619.41. Subject to any special provisions enacted by this Act, all orders in council, orders or regulations made or decisions rendered by the Government, the Minister, or by another competent authority, pursuant to any provision of the Act respecting health services and social services, which are applicable to persons and bodies subject to this Act, shall remain applicable to those persons and bodies to the extent that they are compatible with this Act, until they are repealed in accordance with this Act or until new orders in council, orders or regulations are made or new decisions are rendered pursuant to the corresponding provisions of this Act.
The expression “regional council” or “regional health and social services council” as used in any text referred to in the first paragraph shall also designate a regional health and social services board established pursuant to this Act, unless otherwise indicated by context.