17 CFR § 260.7a-24 - Words relating to periods of time in the past.

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title: "17 CFR § 260.7a-24 - Words relating to periods of time in the past."
title_number: 17
title_name: "Commodity and Securities Exchanges"
section_number: "260.7a-24"
section_name: "Words relating to periods of time in the past."
chapter_name: "SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION"
part_number: "260"
part_name: "GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 77c, 77ddd, 77eee, 77ggg, 77nnn, 77sss, 78 (d), 80b-3, 80b-4, and 80b-11, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "5 FR 293, Jan. 25, 1940, unless otherwise noted."
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# 260.7a-24 Words relating to periods of time in the past.

Unless the context clearly shows otherwise, wherever any fixed period of time in the past is indicated, such period shall be computed from the date of filing with the Commission.