Clause 12
Amendment of section 20
of Finance Companies (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 12
Section 20 of the principal Act is hereby amended —
(a)
by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1); and
(b)
by adding thereto the following new subsection: —“(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the percentage holding or interest referred to in that subsection may upon the application of a finance company to the Commissioner, and with the consent of the Commissioner, be increased to not more than fifty per centum of the paid-up share capital and published reserves of that finance company.”.