1. The corporation, hereinafter called “the Company”, that was established under the name of “Raffinerie de sucre de Québec” by the issue of letters patent dated 7 July 1943 under the Act respecting the establishment of a beet-sugar factory at Saint-Hilaire (chapter E-13), continues to exist under the name of “Raffinerie de sucre du Québec” and is governed by this Act.