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E-20.1 - Act to secure handicapped persons in the exercise of their rights with a view to achieving social, school and workplace integration

Section 1
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1. In this Act, unless otherwise indicated by the context,
(a)  (paragraph repealed);
(b)  (paragraph repealed);
(c)  “institution” means any institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);
(d)  (paragraph repealed);
(e)  “Office” means the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec established under section 2;
(e.1)  “public agency” means a government agency within the meaning of the Auditor General Act (chapter V-5.01);
(f)  “advocacy organization” means any non-profit organization established pursuant to an Act of Québec which is mainly dedicated to the safeguard of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of handicapped persons;
(g)  “handicapped person” means a person with a deficiency causing a significant and persistent disability, who is liable to encounter barriers in performing everyday activities.
1978, c. 7, s. 1; 1981, c. 23, s. 13; 1992, c. 21, s. 167, s. 375; 1994, c. 23, s. 23; 1997, c. 43, s. 237; 2004, c. 31, s. 3, s. 57, s. 72; 2004, c. 31, s. 3; 2013, c. 16, s. 102.
1. In this Act, unless otherwise indicated by the context,
(a)  (paragraph repealed);
(b)  (paragraph repealed);
(c)  “institution” means any institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);
(d)  (paragraph repealed);
(e)  “Office” means the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec established under section 2;
(e.1)  “public agency” means a government agency or enterprise within the meaning of the Auditor General Act (chapter V-5.01);
(f)  “advocacy organization” means any non-profit organization established pursuant to an Act of Québec which is mainly dedicated to the safeguard of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of handicapped persons;
(g)  “handicapped person” means a person with a deficiency causing a significant and persistent disability, who is liable to encounter barriers in performing everyday activities.
1978, c. 7, s. 1; 1981, c. 23, s. 13; 1992, c. 21, s. 167, s. 375; 1994, c. 23, s. 23; 1997, c. 43, s. 237; 2004, c. 31, s. 3, s. 57, s. 72; 2004, c. 31, s. 3.
1. In this Act, unless otherwise indicated by the context,
(a)  “adapted enterprise” means any association or body holding a certificate issued pursuant to section 37;
(b)  (paragraph repealed);
(c)  “institution” means any institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);
(d)  (paragraph repealed);
(e)  “Office” means the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec established under section 2;
(e.1)  “public agency” means a government agency or enterprise within the meaning of the Auditor General Act (chapter V-5.01);
(f)  “advocacy organization” means any non-profit organization established pursuant to an Act of Québec which is mainly dedicated to the safeguard of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of handicapped persons;
(g)  “handicapped person” means a person with a deficiency causing a significant and persistent disability, who is liable to encounter barriers in performing everyday activities.
1978, c. 7, s. 1; 1981, c. 23, s. 13; 1992, c. 21, s. 167, s. 375; 1994, c. 23, s. 23; 1997, c. 43, s. 237; 2004, c. 31, s. 3, s. 57, s. 72.
1. In this Act, unless otherwise indicated by the context,
(a)  “adapted work centre” means any association or body holding a certificate issued pursuant to section 37;
(b)  (paragraph repealed);
(c)  “institution” means any institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);
(d)  (paragraph repealed);
(e)  “Office” means the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec established under section 2;
(f)  “promotional organization” means any organization established pursuant to an Act of Québec which is mainly dedicated to the safeguard of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of the handicapped;
(g)  “handicapped person”, or “the handicapped” in the plural, means a person limited in the performance of normal activities who is suffering, significantly and permanently, from a physical or mental deficiency, or who regularly uses a prosthesis or an orthopedic device or any other means of palliating his handicap.
1978, c. 7, s. 1; 1981, c. 23, s. 13; 1992, c. 21, s. 167, s. 375; 1994, c. 23, s. 23; 1997, c. 43, s. 237.
1. In this Act, unless otherwise indicated by the context,
(a)  “adapted work centre” means any association or body holding a certificate issued pursuant to section 37;
(b)  “Commission” means the Commission des affaires sociales established under the Act respecting the Commission des affaires sociales (chapter C-34);
(c)  “institution” means any institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);
(d)  (paragraph repealed);
(e)  “Office” means the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec established under section 2;
(f)  “promotional organization” means any organization established pursuant to an Act of Québec which is mainly dedicated to the safeguard of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of the handicapped;
(g)  “handicapped person”, or “the handicapped” in the plural, means a person limited in the performance of normal activities who is suffering, significantly and permanently, from a physical or mental deficiency, or who regularly uses a prosthesis or an orthopedic device or any other means of palliating his handicap.
1978, c. 7, s. 1; 1981, c. 23, s. 13; 1992, c. 21, s. 167, s. 375; 1994, c. 23, s. 23.
1. In this Act, unless otherwise indicated by the context,
(a)  “adapted work centre” means any association or body holding a certificate issued pursuant to section 37;
(b)  “Commission” means the Commission des affaires sociales established under the Act respecting the Commission des affaires sociales (chapter C-34);
(c)  “institution” means any institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree and Inuit Native persons (chapter S-5);
(d)  (paragraph repealed);
(e)  “Office” means the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec established under section 2;
(f)  “promotional organization” means any organization established pursuant to an Act of Québec which is mainly dedicated to the safeguard of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of the handicapped;
(g)  “handicapped person”, or “the handicapped” in the plural, means a person limited in the performance of normal activities who is suffering, significantly and permanently, from a physical or mental deficiency, or who regularly uses a prosthesis or an orthopedic device or any other means of palliating his handicap.
1978, c. 7, s. 1; 1981, c. 23, s. 13; 1992, c. 21, s. 167, s. 375.
1. In this act, unless otherwise indicated by the context,
(a)  “adapted work centre” means any association or body holding a certificate issued pursuant to section 37;
(b)  “Commission” means the Commission des affaires sociales established under the Act respecting the Commission des affaires sociales (chapter C-34);
(c)  “establishment” means any establishment within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-5);
(d)  (paragraph repealed);
(e)  “Office” means the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec established under section 2;
(f)  “promotional organization” means any organization established pursuant to an act of Québec which is mainly dedicated to the safeguard of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of the handicapped;
(g)  “handicapped person”, or “the handicapped” in the plural, means a person limited in the performance of normal activities who is suffering, significantly and permanently, from a physical or mental deficiency, or who regularly uses a prosthesis or an orthopedic device or any other means of palliating his handicap.
1978, c. 7, s. 1; 1981, c. 23, s. 13.
1. In this act, unless otherwise indicated by the context,
(a)  “adapted work centre” means any association or body holding a certificate issued pursuant to section 37;
(b)  “Commission” means the Commission des affaires sociales established under the Act respecting the Commission des affaires sociales (chapter C-34);
(c)  “establishment” means any establishment within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-5);
(d)  “Minister” means the Minister of Social Affairs;
(e)  “Office” means the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec established under section 2;
(f)  “promotional organization” means any organization established pursuant to an act of Québec which is mainly dedicated to the safeguard of the rights, the promotion of the interests and the improvement of the living conditions of the handicapped;
(g)  “handicapped person”, or “the handicapped” in the plural, means a person limited in the performance of normal activities who is suffering, significantly and permanently, from a physical or mental deficiency, or who regularly uses a prosthesis or an orthopedic device or any other means of palliating his handicap.
1978, c. 7, s. 1.
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