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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 2A— SECURITIES AND TRUST INDENTURES · SUBCHAPTER III— TRUST INDENTURES · § 77xxx

§ 77xxx. Unlawful representations

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It shall be unlawful for any person in offering, selling or issuing any security to represent or imply in any manner whatsoever that any action or failure to act by the Commission in the administration of this subchapter means that the Commission has in any way passed upon the merits of, or given approval to, any trustee, indenture or security, or any transaction or transactions therein, or that any such action or failure to act with regard to any statement or report filed with or examined by the Commission pursuant to this subchapter or any rule, regulation, or order thereunder, has the effect of a finding by the Commission that such statement or report is true and accurate on its face or that it is not false or misleading.
(May 27, 1933, ch. 38, title III, § 324, as added Aug. 3, 1939, ch. 411, 53 Stat. 1176; amended Aug. 10, 1954, ch. 667, title III, § 305, 68 Stat. 688.)
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  • May 27, 1933, ch. 38
  • Aug. 3, 1939, ch. 411
  • 53 Stat. 1176
  • Aug. 10, 1954, ch. 667
  • 68 Stat. 688
  • 64 Stat. 1265
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§ 77xxx
Unlawful representations
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ActMay 27, 1933, ch. 38
ActAug. 3, 1939, ch. 411
Stat.53 Stat. 1176
ActAug. 10, 1954, ch. 667
Stat.68 Stat. 688
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