28. If the Minister is of the opinion that because of exceptional circumstances he or she cannot, in the best interest of the proper operation of the Régie, recommend the appointment of a chair or vice-chair from among the commissioners in office or the persons declared apt for appointment as commissioners, the Minister then recommends to the Government the name of a person recognized as apt for appointment as commissioner and chair or vice-chair following an assessment by the Associate Secretary General that takes into account the criteria set out in section 17 and the skills required for those duties.
486-2017O.C. 486-2017, s. 28.