Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§80b–6a Exemptions
Title 15 › Chapter 2D— INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND ADVISERS › Subchapter II— INVESTMENT ADVISERS › § 80b–6a
Summary
The Commission may, on its own or when asked, exempt people or transactions from parts of this law or its rules if the exemption is needed for the public interest and still protects investors.
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Title 15, §80b–6a
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The Commission, by rules and regulations, upon its own motion, or by order upon application, may conditionally or unconditionally exempt any person or transaction, or any class or classes of persons, or transactions, from any provision or provisions of this subchapter or of any rule or regulation thereunder, if and to the extent that such exemption is necessary or appropriate in the public interest and consistent with the protection of investors and the purposes fairly intended by the policy and provisions of this subchapter.
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Effective Date
Section effective Dec. 14, 1970, see section 30 of Pub. L. 91–547, set out as a note under section 80a–2 of this title.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 80b–6a
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60