In force: 2023-05-25
5. To engage in professional activities within a non‑profit legal person, the notary must, in the 15 days preceding the date of beginning that engagement, pay the fees set by the Order, and provide it with(1) the declaration provided for in section 6;
(2) written confirmation by the competent authority attesting that the non‑profit legal person is covered by security in compliance with Division III;
(3) an up‑to‑date copy of the constituting documents of the non‑profit legal person issued by the competent authority attesting that the legal person exists;
(4) an up‑to‑date copy of all the by‑laws of the non‑profit legal person;
(5) written confirmation by the competent authority attesting that that the non‑profit legal person is duly registered in Québec;
(6) written confirmation by the competent authority attesting that that the non‑profit legal person is exempt, if applicable, from paying income tax or has registered charity status; and
(7) an undertaking by the non‑profit legal person within which the notary engages in professional activities to allow the Order and the committees, persons, council or tribunal mentioned in section 192 of the Professional Code (chapter C‑26), in the exercise of their functions, to require any person to produce information or a document mentioned in this section or in section 6, or a true copy thereof. The notary who ceases to engage in professional activities within the legal person must send the Order a declaration under the notary’s oath of office in the 15 days preceding the date of the end of that engagement, and pay the fees prescribed by the Order.
730-2023O.C. 730-2023, s. 5.