1. In this act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,(a) “Conseil de la coopération du Québec” means the Conseil de la coopération du Québec incorporated 8 January 1940 by letters patent granted under Part III of the Companies Act (chapter C-38);
(b) “subscribing cooperator” means a federation of savings and credit unions incorporated under the Savings and Credit Unions Act (chapter C-4) or a member of the Conseil de la coopération du Québec paying, in conformity with this act, advances or other sums to the Société de développement coopératif;
(c) “cooperative undertaking” means a corporation incorporated under the Act respecting cooperative agricultural associations (chapter S-24), a cooperative syndicate incorporated under the Cooperative Syndicates Act (chapter S-38) for economic purposes other than credit and providence, a cooperative association incorporated under the Cooperative Associations Act (chapter A-24) for the purposes contemplated in section 3 of the said act, and a federation of such corporations or associations;
(d) “Minister” means the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Cooperatives and Financial Institutions;
(e) “corporation” means the Société de développement coopératif incorporated under this act.