1. This Act applies to every Québec business investment company which is a private corporation incorporated after 23 April 1985 under Part IA of the Companies Act (chapter C-38) and registered as such with the Société de développement industriel du Québec.
For the purposes of this Act, a company shall be a private corporation within the meaning of section 1 of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3). However, a company may be controlled directly or indirectly by one or more venture capital corporations which are public corporations within the meaning of section 1 of the Taxation Act.
1985, c. 9, s. 1; 1989, c. 72, s. 1.