S.C. Code Ann. § 34-25-20: Purpose.

This article sets forth the conditions under which a company may acquire a South Carolina bank or a South Carolina bank holding company. This article is intended not to discriminate against out-of-state holding companies in any manner that would violate Section 3(d) of the Bank Holding Company Act, as amended by Section 101 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994, Pub.L. No. 103-328.