2. The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Cooperatives and Financial Institutions, by letters patent issued under his hand and seal, may incorporate two or more parochial bodies under such name and upon such conditions as are mentioned in the petition of such bodies for incorporation under this act.
The letters patent issued by the Minister under his hand and seal shall have the same effect as if they had been issued by the Lieutenant-Governor under the Great Seal.
R. S. 1964, c. 308, s. 2; 1969, c. 26, s. 85; 1975, c. 76, s. 11.