Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:9A-410

  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
29. Sections 28 through 36 of P.L.1996, c.17 (C. 17:9A-409 through C. 17:9A-417) set forth the conditions under which a person may acquire a New Jersey bank or New Jersey bank holding company. Sections 28 through 36 are intended not to discriminate against out-of-State bank holding companies or against foreign bank holding companies in any manner that would violate subsection (d) of section 3 of the federal “Bank Holding Company Act of 1956,” 12 U.S.C. § 1842(d), as amended effective September 29, 1995.

L.1996,c.17,s.29.