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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 2A — Securities and Trust Indentures

§ 77w. Unlawful representations

Statutory text

Neither the fact that the registration statement for a security has been filed or is in effect nor the fact that a stop order is not in effect with respect thereto shall be deemed a finding by the Commission that the registration statement is true and accurate on its face or that it does not contain an untrue statement of fact or omit to state a material fact, or be held to mean that the Commission has in any way passed upon the merits of, or given approval to, such security. It shall be unlawful to make, or cause to be made to any prospective purchaser any representation contrary to the foregoing provisions of this section.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 73–38 · 48 Stat. 74

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 77w

    (May 27, 1933, ch. 38, title I, § 23, 48 Stat. 87.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (May 27, 1933, ch. 38, title I, § 23, 48 Stat. 87.)

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Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of Securities and Exchange Commission, with certain exceptions, to Chairman of such Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 10 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3175, 64 Stat. 1265, set out under section 78d of this title.

Credits

(May 27, 1933, ch. 38, title I, § 23, 48 Stat. 87.)

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