17 CFR § 239.24 - Form N-5, form for registration of small business investment company under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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title: "17 CFR § 239.24 - Form N-5, form for registration of small business investment company under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940."
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title_name: "Commodity and Securities Exchanges"
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section_name: "Form N-5, form for registration of small business investment company under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940."
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# 239.24 Form N-5, form for registration of small business investment company under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.

This form shall be used for registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of securities issued by any small business investment company which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and which is licensed under the Small Business Investment Company Act of 1958 or which has received the preliminary approval of the Small Business Administration and has been notified by the Administration that it may submit a license application. This form may also be used for the registration statement of such company pursuant to section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The initial registration of such company on this form will be deemed to be filed under both the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 unless it is indicated that the filing is made only for the purpose of one of such acts. (Same as § 274.5 of this chapter.)

For  citations affecting Form N-5, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at