649. In any Act, regulation, proclamation, order, ordinance, contract or other document,(1) a reference to the Education Act (chapter I-14) or to any of its provisions is deemed to be a reference to this Act or to the equivalent provision of this Act;
(2) the expressions “corporation of school trustees” and “school trustees” mean a dissentient school board and the council of commissioners of a dissentient school board contemplated in this Act, respectively.
With regard to the confessional or dissentient school boards contemplated in Chapter VI of this Act, a reference to this Act or a reference to the Education Act is deemed to be a reference to the Act respecting education in confessional school boards and northern communities for provisions on the confessional status, to the extent that this Act is inconsistent with such provisions.
With regard to the northern communities contemplated in Parts X to XII of the Act respecting education in confessional school boards and northern communities, a reference to this Act or to the Education Act is deemed to be a reference to the Act respecting education in confessional school boards and northern communities, subject to section 647.