M-17.1 - Act respecting the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications

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18. The Minister may authorize the constitution as a legal person of a regional service centre for public libraries and apply to the enterprise registrar for the issue of letters patent under Part III of the Companies Act (chapter C-38) where the centre pursues all of the following objects:
(1)  the establishment, maintenance and development of collections of published documents, document processing services and any other professional or technical service relating to the operation of a public library;
(2)  the conclusion of contracts for document services and professional or technical services relating to the operation of a public library;
(3)  the fostering of pooling of resources, exchanges between public libraries and cooperation with any library or interested body or agency;
(4)  the promotion of any other activity related to the operation of a public library;
(5)  the encouragement and support of training, information, organization and cultural development programs that are compatible with the objects mentioned in subparagraphs 1 to 4.
In addition, a regional centre may have any other object not incompatible with the objects mentioned in the first paragraph.
1992, c. 65, s. 18; 1999, c. 40, s. 183; 2002, c. 45, s. 545.
18. The Minister may authorize the constitution as a legal person of a regional service centre for public libraries and apply to the Inspector General of Financial Institutions for the issue of letters patent under Part III of the Companies Act (chapter C-38) where the centre pursues all of the following objects:
(1)  the establishment, maintenance and development of collections of published documents, document processing services and any other professional or technical service relating to the operation of a public library;
(2)  the conclusion of contracts for document services and professional or technical services relating to the operation of a public library;
(3)  the fostering of pooling of resources, exchanges between public libraries and cooperation with any library or interested body or agency;
(4)  the promotion of any other activity related to the operation of a public library;
(5)  the encouragement and support of training, information, organization and cultural development programs that are compatible with the objects mentioned in subparagraphs 1 to 4.
In addition, a regional centre may have any other object not incompatible with the objects mentioned in the first paragraph.
1992, c. 65, s. 18; 1999, c. 40, s. 183.
18. The Minister may authorize the incorporation of a regional service centre for public libraries and apply to the Inspector General of Financial Institutions for the issue of letters patent of incorporation under Part III of the Companies Act (chapter C-38) where the centre pursues all of the following objects:
(1)  the establishment, maintenance and development of collections of published documents, document processing services and any other professional or technical service relating to the operation of a public library;
(2)  the conclusion of contracts for document services and professional or technical services relating to the operation of a public library;
(3)  the fostering of pooling of resources, exchanges between public libraries and cooperation with any library or interested body or agency;
(4)  the promotion of any other activity related to the operation of a public library;
(5)  the encouragement and support of training, information, organization and cultural development programs that are compatible with the objects mentioned in subparagraphs 1 to 4.
In addition, a regional centre may have any other object not incompatible with the objects mentioned in the first paragraph.
1992, c. 65, s. 18.