Part 17 — Extra-provincial Cooperatives and Extra-provincial Matters
371 Names of extra-provincial cooperatives
the regulations, an extra-provincial cooperative must not be
registered with a name or carry on business within Alberta under an
assumed name
(a) that is prohibited by the regulations or contains a word o r
expression prohibited by the regulations,
(b) that is identical to the name of
(i) a corporation or cooperative incorporated under the laws
of Alberta, whether in existence or not,
(ii) an extra-provincial coopera tive registered in Alberta, or
(iii) a cooperative under the Canada Cooperatives Act
(Canada),
(c) that is similar to the name of
(i) a corporation or cooperative incorporated under the laws
of Alberta,
(ii) an extra-provincial coopera tive registered in Alberta, or
(iii) a cooperative under the Canada Cooperatives Act
(Canada),
if the use of that name is confusing or misleading, or
(d) that does not meet the requirements prescribed by the
regulations.
(2) If through inadvertence or otherwise an extra-provincial
cooperative is registered with or later acquires a name that
contravenes subsection (1), the Registrar may, by notice in writing
giving reasons, direct the extra-provincial cooperative to change its
name to one approved by the Registrar within 90 days after the date
of the notice.
(3) The Registrar may give a notice under subsection (2) on the
Registrar's own initiative or at the request of a person who feels
aggrieved by the name that contravenes subsection (1).
2001 cC-28.1 s371;2022 c16 s3(76)