17 CFR § 270.8b-5 - Time of filing original registration statement.

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# 270.8b-5 Time of filing original registration statement.

An investment company shall file a registration statement with the Commission on the appropriate form within three months after the filing of notification of registration under section 8(a) of the Act, provided that if the fiscal year of the company ends within the three months period, its registration statement may be filed within three months after the end of such fiscal year.

[19 FR 2779, May 14, 1954]