(1)Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2), the shares of the State Bank shall be freely transferable.
(2)Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall entitle the 1[Central Government] to transfer any shares held by it in the State Bank if such transfer will result in reducing the shares held by it to less than 2[fifty-
one per cent. of the issued capital consisting of equity shares,] of the State Bank.