146. The requirements relating to the number of independent directors on a board of directors and those relating to the independence of the chair provided for in the first paragraph of section 4 of this Act and in the first paragraph of section 4.0.6 of the Hydro-Québec Act enacted by section 49 of this Act as well as the requirement provided for in the second paragraph of section 19 of this Act and the requirements provided for in the second paragraph of section 7.6 of the Hydro-Québec Act enacted by section 52 of this Act apply as of the date set by the Government in respect of each of the enterprises referred to in section 2 and Hydro-Québec. That date must be set as soon as possible and the provisions referred to in this section are to apply not later than 14 December 2011.
The same applies to the requirement that the audit committee include a member of one of the professional orders of accountants as set out in the second paragraph of section 23 of this Act and in the second paragraph of section 7.10 of the Hydro-Québec Act enacted by section 52 of this Act.