18. The Minister of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Parks, within the scope of the responsibilities and powers entrusted to him, may issue directives regarding the objectives and the orientation of the Société in carrying out the fonctions entrusted to it by the Act.
Such directives must be submitted to the Government for approval. If they are so approved, they are binding on the Société and it must comply with them.
Any directive issued under this section must be tabled before the National Assembly, if it is in session, within 15 days of its approval by the Government. If the directive is issued while the Assembly is not sitting, the directive must be tabled before it within 15 days after the opening of the next session or, as the case may be, after resumption.
1978, c. 42, s. 18; 1979, c. 81, s. 20; 1994, c. 13, s. 15; 2003, c. 8, s. 6.