4. Exemption from section 129J of Act

The following specified persons are exempt from section 129J of the Act:

any bank that holds a licence granted under section 7 or 79 of the Banking Act whose aggregate outstanding notional amount does not exceed $20,000,000,000 —

for the last day of the most recently completed quarter; and

for the last day of each of the 3 consecutive quarters immediately preceding that quarter; (b)any bank that holds a licence granted under section 7 or 79 of the Banking Act that has been carrying on business for less than one year;

any merchant bank that holds a merchant bank licence, or is treated as having been granted a merchant bank licence, under the Banking Act;

any finance company licensed under the Finance Companies Act (Cap. 108);

any insurer licensed under the Insurance Act (Cap. 142);

any holder of a capital markets services licence.