31. Any person who, on 17 April 1946, was a member in good standing of the General Accountants Association, incorporated by the Act to incorporate the General Accountants Association (Statutes of Canada, 1913, chapter 116), and resided in Québec and has not become a member of the Order, may, at any time, obtain from the board of directors a permit to practise public accountancy, upon a written application representing that on 17 April 1946 he was a member in good standing of the General Accountants Association and then resided in Québec and intends to reside and practise public accountancy there as his principal means of livelihood.
For the purposes of this section, service outside Québec in Her Majesty’s forces or the exercise of a public function relating to the war which began in 1939, is equivalent to the necessary residence in Québec.
1973, c. 64, s. 38; 2008, c. 11, s. 212.