155. The sale or purchase shall be made on the following conditions:(1) the vendor company and the purchasing company must draw up in duplicate an agreement on the terms and conditions of the transaction, which agreement must be approved by at least 2/3 of the votes given by the shareholders at the shareholders’ meeting of each company called for that purpose;
(2) the approval of the shareholders must be attested on each copy of the agreement by the secretary of each company;
(3) notice of the agreement must be published in a daily newspaper published in the locality where the head office of each company is situated;
(3.1) a notice of the agreement, accompanied with the fees prescribed by regulation of the Government under the Act respecting the legal publicity of sole proprietorships, partnerships and legal persons (chapter P-45), must be transmitted to the Inspector General, who shall deposit it in the register;
(4) the purchasing company must be the holder of a licence issued under this Act for the carrying on of the purchased enterprise;
(5) the purchasing company must assume the obligations of the vendor company;
(6) the applicants must show to the satisfaction of the Minister that(a) it is expedient, for the convenience of the public, that the sale or purchase take place;
(b) the sale or purchase is not likely to affect the security of depositors or beneficiaries;
(7) where a savings company purchases the property or enterprise of a trust company, agreements must be made to the satisfaction of the Inspector General so that the operations of the trust company that cannot be legally continued by a savings company, except deposits, be transferred to another Québec trust company that holds a licence and is capable of carrying on such operations.