17 CFR § 270.8b-1 - Scope of §§ 270.8b-1 through 270.8b-31.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t17/s270.8b-1"
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title: "17 CFR § 270.8b-1 - Scope of §§ 270.8b-1 through 270.8b-31."
title_number: 17
title_name: "Commodity and Securities Exchanges"
section_number: "270.8b-1"
section_name: "Scope of §§ 270.8b-1 through 270.8b-31."
chapter_name: "SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION"
part_number: "270"
part_name: "RULES AND REGULATIONS, INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 80a-1 80a-34(d), 80a-37, 80a-39, 1681w(a)(1), 6801-6809, 6825, and Pub. L. 111-203, sec. 939A, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010), unless otherwise noted."
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# 270.8b-1 Scope of §§ 270.8b-1 through 270.8b-31.
The rules contained in §§ 270.8b-1 through 270.8b-31 shall govern all registration statements pursuant to section 8 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-8), including notifications of registration pursuant to section 8(a), and all reports pursuant to section 30(a) or (b) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-29(a) or (b)), including all amendments to such statements and reports, except that any provision in a form covering the same subject matter as any such rule shall be controlling.
[83 FR 40880, Aug. 16, 2018, as amended at 85 FR 26109, May 1, 2020]