851.51. For the purposes of this Title,
“Authority” means the Laurentian Pilotage Authority established by subsection 1 of section 3 of the Pilotage Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter P-14);
“CPBSL” means the Corporation of the Lower St.Lawrence Pilots established by letters patent under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act, chapter 53 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1952, amended by chapter 52 of the Statutes of Canada, 1964-65, a body corporate contracting with the Authority for the services of pilots under the Pilotage Act, or any successor of the Corporation that carries on similar functions;
“CPHQ” means the Corporation of Pilots for and below the Harbour of Quebec, established by chapter 123 of the Statutes of the Province of Canada, 1860 (23 Vict., c.123);
“eligible pilot” means a person who became a member of the CPHQ and was licensed by the Authority as a pilot before 1 January 1994, or who, on 31 December 1993, was an apprentice pilot and who, during 1994, became a member of the CPHQ and was licensed by the Authority as a pilot;
“fund” means the fund established by chapter 12 of the Statutes of the Province of Lower Canada, 1805 (45 George III, c. 12) and continued by chapter 114 of the Statutes of the Province of Canada, 1848-49 (12 Vict., c. 114), as amended;
“pension plan” means the plan established by the CPHQ for the administration of the fund;
“Société” means the general partnership composed of the members of the CPBSL and called Les Pilotes du Bas Saint-Laurent, or its successor, and includes any predecessor of the Société that carried on similar functions on behalf of those members.