This division does not apply to:
(a) A securities depository which is operated by a corporation, all of the capital stock (other than directors’ qualifying shares, if any) of which is held by or for a national securities exchange or association registered under a statute of the United States such as the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or by a corporation all of the capital stock (other than directors’ qualifying shares, if any) of which is held by or for such a wholly owned subsidiary of a registered national securities exchange.
(b) A securities depository which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to any provision of federal law or which is regulated by the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation pursuant to any provision of federal law, or which is regulated by the Commissioner of Business Oversight under Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 1000) of the Financial Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 64, Sec. 21. (AB 2742) Effective January 1, 2015.)