Minority Investment (Banks) Regulations

Marginal note:Restriction concerning loans

4 Subject to sections 5 and 6, a bank that has a substantial investment in a designated entity over which it does not exercise control must not make a loan to, or give a guarantee on behalf of, the designated entity, or permit entities controlled by it to do so, if, after the making of the loan or the giving of the guarantee, the total value of the shares, ownership interests, loans and guarantees referred to in paragraphs 3(a) to (c) would exceed 50% of the bank’s regulatory capital.