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Rules and Regulations
promulgated
under the
Investment Company Act of 1940





Rule 31a-3 -- Records Prepared or Maintained by Other than Person Required to Maintain and Preserve Them


  1. If the records required to be maintained and preserved pursuant to the provisions of Rule 31a-1 and Rule 31a-2 are prepared or maintained by others on behalf of the person required to maintain and preserve such records, the person required to maintain and preserve such records shall obtain from such other person an agreement in writing to the effect that such records are the property of the person required to maintain and preserve such records and will be surrendered promptly on request.

  2. In cases where a bank or member of a national securities exchange acts as custodian, transfer agent, or dividend disbursing agent, compliance with this section shall be considered to have been met if such bank or exchange member agrees in writing to make any records relating to such service available upon request and to preserve for the periods prescribed in Rule 31a-2 any such records as are required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1.

Regulatory History


27 FR 11994, Dec. 5, 1962



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