19.1. For the purposes of the Act and the regulations made thereunder and in the case of a qualified legal person that was the subject of a qualified investment and that amalgamates with another legal person, the following rules apply:(1) the expression “qualified legal person” must be interpreted as referring to the qualified legal person replaced that was the subject of a qualified investment and to the new legal person resulting from the amalgamation;
(2) shares issued by the legal person resulting from the amalgamation in exchange for shares of the qualified legal person replaced that was the subject of a qualified investment are deemed to be shares of a qualified legal person that was the subject of a qualified investment;
(3) the requirements and obligations applicable to the qualified legal person replaced apply, with the necessary modifications, to the new legal person resulting from the amalgamation.