1. To ensure adequate regional representation on the board of directors of the Order, the territory of Québec is divided into 11 regions:(1) the Bas-Saint-Laurent region (01);
(2) the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region (02);
(3) the Québec (03) and Chaudière-Appalaches (12) regions, combined for the purposes of this Regulation into a single region designated as the Québec-Métropolitain region;
(4) the Mauricie–Centre-du-Québec region (04 and 17);
(5) the Estrie region (05);
(6) the Montréal region (06);
(7) the Outaouais region (07);
(8) the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region (08);
(9) the Côte-Nord (09), Nord du Québec (10) and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) regions, combined for the purposes of this Regulation into a single region designated as the Nord-Est du Québec region;
(10) the Laval (13), Lanaudière (14) and Laurentides (15) regions, combined for the purposes of this Regulation into a single region designated as the Rive-Nord region;
(11) the Montérégie region (16).