(a) The information contained in any registration statement, application, report, or other document filed with the Commission pursuant to any provision of this subchapter or of any rule or regulation thereunder (as distinguished from any information or document transmitted to the Commission) shall be made available to the public, unless and except insofar as the Commission, by rules and regulations upon its own motion, or by order upon application, finds that public disclosure is neither necessary nor appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors. Except as provided in section 78x(c) of this title, it shall be unlawful for any member, officer, or employee of the Commission to use for personal benefit, or to disclose to any person other than an official or employee of the United States or of a State, for official use, or for any such official or employee to use for personal benefit, any information contained in any document so filed or transmitted, if such information is not available to the public.
(b) Photostatic or other copies of information contained in documents filed with the Commission under this subchapter and made available to the public shall be furnished any person at such reasonable charge and under such reasonable limitations as the Commission shall prescribe.
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CHAPTER 2D— INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND ADVISERS
SUBCHAPTER I— INVESTMENT COMPANIES
§ 80a–1. Findings and declaration of policy
§ 80a–2. Definitions; applicability; rulemaking considerations
§ 80a–3. Definition of investment company
§ 80a–3a. Protection of philanthropy under State law
§ 80a–4. Classification of investment companies
§ 80a–5. Subclassification of management companies
§ 80a–7. Transactions by unregistered investment companies
§ 80a–8. Registration of investment companies
§ 80a–9. Ineligibility of certain affiliated persons and underwriters
§ 80a–10. Affiliations or interest of directors, officers, and employees
§ 80a–11. Offers to exchange securities
§ 80a–12. Functions and activities of investment companies
§ 80a–13. Changes in investment policy
§ 80a–14. Size of investment companies
§ 80a–15. Contracts of advisers and underwriters
§ 80a–17. Transactions of certain affiliated persons and underwriters
§ 80a–18. Capital structure of investment companies
§ 80a–19. Payments or distributions
§ 80a–20. Proxies; voting trusts; circular ownership
§ 80a–21. Loans by management companies
§ 80a–23. Closed-end companies
§ 80a–24. Registration of securities under Securities Act of 1933
§ 80a–25. Reorganization plans; reports by Commission
§ 80a–26. Unit investment trusts
§ 80a–27. Periodic payment plans
§ 80a–28. Face-amount certificate companies
§ 80a–29. Reports and financial statements of investment companies and affiliated persons
§ 80a–30. Accounts and records
§ 80a–31. Accountants and auditors
§ 80a–32. Filing of documents with Commission in civil actions
§ 80a–33. Destruction and falsification of reports and records
§ 80a–34. Unlawful representations and names
§ 80a–35. Breach of fiduciary duty
§ 80a–36. Larceny and embezzlement
§ 80a–37. Rules, regulations, and orders
§ 80a–38. Procedure for issuance of rules and regulations
§ 80a–39. Procedure for issuance of orders
§ 80a–40. Hearings by Commission
§ 80a–41. Enforcement of subchapter
§ 80a–42. Court review of orders
§ 80a–43. Jurisdiction of offenses and suits
§ 80a–44. Disclosure of information filed with Commission; copies
§ 80a–45. Reports by Commission; hiring and leasing authority
§ 80a–46. Validity of contracts
§ 80a–47. Liability of controlling persons; preventing compliance with subchapter
§ 80a–49. Construction with other laws
§ 80a–53. Election to be regulated as business development company
§ 80a–54. Acquisition of assets by business development companies
§ 80a–55. Qualifications of directors
§ 80a–56. Transactions with certain affiliates
§ 80a–57. Changes in investment policy
§ 80a–58. Incorporation of subchapter provisions
§ 80a–59. Functions and activities of business development companies
§ 80a–62. Distribution and repurchase of securities
§ 80a–63. Accounts and records
§ 80a–64. Preventing compliance with subchapter; liability of controlling persons