23. The Minister may, if the Minister considers it advisable and after obtaining the advice of the Authority, authorize the filing of the articles in the register in accordance with Part IA of the Companies Act (chapter C‐38). If the authorization is granted, the founders may transmit the articles, the required documents and the prescribed fees to the enterprise registrar. On receiving the articles, documents and fees, the entreprise registrar shall complete the formalities required by section 123.15 of that Act for the constitution of the company and transmit a certified copy of the articles and the certificate to the Authority.
If the Authority refuses to issue a licence to the company, its registration is cancelled by the enterprise registrar on his or her own initiative, and the fees paid for the constitution of the company are refunded.
1974, c. 70, s. 23; 1982, c. 52, s. 80; 1984, c. 22, s. 4; 2002, c. 70, s. 8; 2004, c. 37, s. 90.