5. The following may act as a lender for the purposes of this Act, to the extent provided in Chapter II:(1) any of the following institutions:(a) a savings and credit union governed by the Savings and Credit Unions Act (chapter C-4.1);
(b) a bank governed by the Bank Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter B-1) or by the Quebec Savings Banks Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, chapter B-4);
(2) any person to whom all or part of the balance of the purchase price of a farming business or of shares, common shares, capital stock or interests, as the case may be, in a group operation is owing; the sale must be made by a person whose principal occupation is or formerly was the operation of that farming business or of the farming business owned or leased by that group operation, to a farmer, aspiring farmer or group operation. The same applies where the seller grants a loan to a farmer, aspiring farmer or group operation making the purchase, in an amount corresponding to the balance or the part of the balance of the price of the sale.