9. The Minister may, in respect of any field of education within his competence and after obtaining the advice of the Commission, declare to be of public interest an institution which, according to the criteria determined by regulation, ensures services of quality and contributes to the advancement of education in Québec, by reason of the characteristics of the education which it provides, the competence of its staff and the pedagogical methods which it employs.
1968, c. 67, s. 9; 1985, c. 21, s. 41.