# § 1850. Acquisition of subsidiary and tying arrangement: Federal Reserve Board proceedings; application for authorization; competitor as party in interest and person aggrieved; judicial review
section 1842 of this titlesection 1848 of this title
With respect to any proceeding before the Federal Reserve Board wherein an applicant seeks authority to acquire a subsidiary which is a bank under or to engage in an activity otherwise prohibited under chapter 22 of this title, a party who would become a competitor of the applicant or subsidiary thereof by virtue of the applicant’s or its subsidiary’s acquisition, entry into the business involved, or activity, shall have the right to be a party in interest in the proceeding and, in the event of an adverse order of the Board, shall have the right as an aggrieved party to obtain judicial review thereof as provided in or as otherwise provided by law.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–607, title I, § 105, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1766; Pub. L. 106–102, title I, § 102(b)(1), Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1341.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970, and not as part of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 which comprises this chapter.
### Amendments
1999— struck out “, to engage directly or indirectly in a nonbanking activity pursuant to ,” after “”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Amendment by effective 120 days after , see , set out as a note under .