318. Where the amalgamation or conversion of institutions or, as the case may be, the expansion of the sphere of activity of a centre entails the creation of a public institution, the public institution shall be constituted by letters patent issued by the enterprise registrar, at the request of the Minister.
Notice of the issuance of letters patent shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
1991, c. 42, s. 318; 1999, c. 40, s. 269; 2002, c. 45, s. 556.