Powers of chief registrar
(1) The chief registrar may, by order made with the consent of the Treasury, designate as an authorised bank for the purposes of this Act any body corporate or partnership carrying on the business of banking.
(2) An order under sub-paragraph (1) above may be varied or revoked by a subsequent order made by the chief registrar with the consent of the Treasury.
(3) Any order made under this paragraph shall be published in the Gazette.
Duration of powers
(1) When it appears to the Treasury that, the relevant provisions of the Banking Act 1979 having come into operation, there are in existence such number of recognised banks (within the meaning of that Act) as to render no longer necessary the powers conferred by paragraph 1 above, the Treasury shall by order made by statutory instrument provide that those powers may no longer be exercised.
(2) An institution which, immediately before the date on which the Treasury order referred to in sub-p