Part 1 — Incorporating a Cooperative Division 1 Application to Incorporate
21 Improper use of protected names
offence who uses or authorizes the use of the word "cooperative",
"co-operative", "coop", "co-op" or "coopérative" or an
abbreviation of any of those words or any other grammatical form
of any of those words as part of its name, or in any manner in
connection with the conduct of its business.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to
(a) a cooperative incorporated or continued under this Act or
any other enactment,
(b) an extra-provincial cooperative, or
(c) a cooperative under the Canada Cooperatives Act (Canada).