M-25.1.1, r. 1 - Terms and conditions governing the signing of certain deeds, documents or writings of the Ministère des Relations internationales

Updated to 13 November 2013

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chapter M-25.1.1, r. 1

Terms and conditions governing the signing of certain deeds, documents or writings of the Ministère des Relations internationales

Act respecting the Ministère des Relations internationales

(chapter M-25.1.1, s. 7).

1. Members of the staff of the Ministère des Relations internationales who hold, on a permanent or temporary basis, the positions set forth in this Regulation are authorized, within the limits of their respective duties, to sign alone and with the same authority as the Minister of International Relations the deeds, documents or writings listed after their respective positions.

O.C. 1350-2002, s. 1.

1.1. Where a financial limit is fixed by these Terms and conditions, the limit does not include the Québec sales tax (QST) and the goods and services tax (GST) or, where applicable, the harmonized sales tax (HST).

O.C. 361-2013, s. 1.

2. Assistant deputy ministers, associate deputy ministers, the secretary of the department, directors general, assistant directors general, directors, assistant directors, service heads, general delegates, delegates or any person responsible in any way for organizing the representation of Québec abroad are authorized to sign, for their sector of activities:

(1)  calls for tenders and contracts for services;

(2)  calls for tenders and supply contracts;

(3)  lease contracts; and

(4)  agreements on the granting of subsidies according to standards approved by the Government or the Conseil du trésor.

O.C. 1350-2002, s. 2.

3. The Director of Financial Resources is authorized to sign transactions or contracts related to loans, borrowings, investments and cash advances.

O.C. 1350-2002, s. 3.

4. The Director of Material Resources is authorized to sign

(1)  agreements for the occupancy and layout of immovables with the Société québécoise des infrastructures; and

(2)  contracts for the construction or purchase of immovables, equipment and vehicles related to the representation activities of Québec abroad, as well as the associated transactions or contracts related to loans.

O.C. 1350-2002, s. 4.

5. Associate deputy ministers, assistant deputy ministers and the Director General of the Direction générale des services à la gestion are authorized to sign the deeds, documents and writings listed in sections 3 and 4.

O.C. 1350-2002, s. 5.

6. General delegates, delegates or any person responsible in any way for organizing the representation of Québec abroad are authorized to sign contracts for the hiring of the housekeeping staff required in the performance of their duties.

O.C. 1350-2002, s. 6.

7. Any person in charge of acquisitions or any administrative officer is authorized to sign, up to a maximum of $1,000 and for the units to which administrative support is provided by such person:

(1)  contracts for auxiliary services; and

(2)  supply contracts.

O.C. 1350-2002, s. 7.

8. Assistant deputy ministers, associate deputy ministers, the secretary of the department, directors general and assistant directors general are also authorized, for their sector of activities, to certify as true any document or copy thereof emanating from the department or forming part of its records.

O.C. 1350-2002, s. 8.

REFERENCES

O.C. 1350-2002, 2002 G.O. 2, 6248

O.C. 361-2013, 2013 G.O. 2, 981

S.Q. 2013, c. 23, s. 164