46. Subject to the special provisions of this Act, the provisions of any text applicable to a public institution also apply, with the necessary modifications and unless the context indicates otherwise, to an integrated health and social services centre or an unamalgamated institution.
Subject to the same conditions and in any text, a reference to a health and social services agency is a reference to an integrated health and social services centre, except if the provision concerns the functions, powers and responsibilities that an agency exercises with regard to an institution, in which case, it is a reference to the Minister.
For the purposes of the second paragraph, the functions and powers that an agency exercises with regard to an institution include any approval, authorization, recommendation, indication, identification, designation, notice, opinion or advice.