C-57.02 - Act respecting the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec

Section 22 Disposition versions

1993-07-07

22. The council may, in particular, in exercising its powers and performing its duties,

(1)  enter into an agreement, according to law, with a government other than that of Québec, a department of such a government, an international organization, or an agency of such a government or organization;

(2)  receive gifts, legacies, subsidies or other contributions, provided the conditions attached thereto are compatible with the exercise of its powers and performance of its duties;

(3)  form committees responsible for the assessment of applications for financial support that are addressed to it or candidacies in competitions that are submitted to it, and determine the operating rules of such committees;

(4)  form consultative committees with a view to facilitating the carrying out of this Act, and determine the powers, duties and operating rules of such committees.

The members of the committees formed under subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph shall come from the arts community or the letters community. They shall not be members of the board of directors or of the personnel of the council or of the public service.

The Government shall determine the remuneration of the members of committees formed under subparagraphs 3 and 4 of the first paragraph. The members are also entitled to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, on the conditions and to the extent determined by the Government.

The committees formed under subparagraphs 3 and 4 of the first paragraph may hold their meetings at any place in Québec.

1992, c. 66, s. 22.