228. The Minister, after obtaining the advice of the Conseil de la Coopération du Québec and if he considers it advisable, may incorporate a federation of cooperatives pursuing similar or related objects.
If such a federation of cooperatives already exists, the Minister shall advise the federation of the application for incorporation and, thirty days after the sending of the notice, or before the end of that time if the federation replies to the notice, he may, if he considers it advisable, incorporate the cooperatives as a federation.