191. No Québec company may pledge, hypothecate or pawn its property or the property allocated to the payment of deposits unless it does so(1) to secure a loan contracted to meet its short-term liquidity needs;
(2) to acquire or improve an immovable intended for its own use, in which case the security must affect only the immovable;
(3) in respect of an advance made under the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter C-3) or the Deposit Insurance Act (chapter A-26);
(4) in favour of the Gouvernement du Québec or the Government of Canada in respect of the subscription of savings bonds;
(5) in cases provided for by regulation of the Government.