New Jersey Statutes Title 17. Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance 17 § 16E-4

The Commissioner of Banking shall, in accordance with the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), make and issue such rules and regulations as are necessary or appropriate to enforce the provisions of this act and effectuate its purpose. The Commissioner of Banking may, upon formal application and for good cause shown, waive the application of this prohibition if special circumstances warrant such action and when such waiver is in the public interest, for a period of 2 years. In establishing criteria for determining when municipalities are adjacent to one another for the purposes of section 2(d) of this act,  1 the Commissioner of Banking shall consider the prohibition on interlocking relationships among banks which is imposed by Federal law, regulation, rule or practice on banks which are members of the Federal reserve system.