If a supervisory acquisition is to take place, two-thirds of the members of the board of directors or managers of each company or depository which seeks to acquire another depository pursuant to this act, and two-thirds of the members of the board of directors or managers of a depository which is to be acquired shall authorize the execution of a plan of acquisition, which shall be submitted to the commissioner and which shall contain:
The commissioner, if he deems the supervisory acquisition to be in the public interest, may waive the provisions of any law or regulation pertaining thereto, including, but not limited to, any regulation which would restrict the purchasing institution's ability to make the purchase because the cost of the acquisition would exceed an established percentage of the purchasing institution's capital stock and surplus. The acquired depository shall be a subsidiary and shall be governed by any laws under which organized.
If, after the initial acquisition, the parent depository or company desires to effect a merger with the subsidiary depository, it shall make application for a merger, which may be approved by the commissioner if he deems it to be in the public interest. The merger shall be effected pursuant to the provisions of this act, except that the subsidiary depository need not meet the test established by section 2 of this act.
N.J.S. § 17:16J-5