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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CHAPTER 2D— INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND ADVISERS
SUBCHAPTER II— INVESTMENT ADVISERS
§ 80b–3. Registration of investment advisers
§ 80b–3a. State and Federal responsibilities
§ 80b–4. Reports by investment advisers
§ 80b–4a. Prevention of misuse of nonpublic information
§ 80b–5. Investment advisory contracts
§ 80b–6. Prohibited transactions by investment advisers
§ 80b–7. Material misstatements
§ 80b–9. Enforcement of subchapter
§ 80b–10. Disclosure of information by Commission
§ 80b–11. Rules, regulations, and orders of Commission
§ 80b–13. Court review of orders
§ 80b–14. Jurisdiction of offenses and suits
§ 80b–15. Validity of contracts
§ 80b–18. Hiring and leasing authority of Commission
§ 80b–18a. State regulation of investment advisers
§ 80b–18b. Custody of client accounts
§ 80b–18c. Rule of construction relating to the Commodities Exchange Act