SECTION 279

(1) The Regional Council may delegate some of its powers to the bureau, save for those specified in Section 278 above. The corresponding decision must be the subject of a deliberation to determine the extent and duration of the delegation. At the expiry of the delegation, an account shall be rendered to the Council. (2) It shall designate delegates from among its members to sit within external bodies, in accordance with the instruments governing those bodies. The determination of the duration of the duties assigned to such members or delegates shall not prevent the Regional Council from replacing them at any time, and for the remainder of that period. III – Functioning of the Regional Council