Investment Company Act of 1940, Section 8(f) — 15 U.S.C. § 80a-8(f)
The provision under which a registered investment company applies to the Commission for an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Upon such an order, the company's registration ceases to be in effect.
Document card
WSFA-DOC-0005- Date
- August 22, 1940 (enacted; as codified)
- Issuer
- United States Congress
- Form
- —
- Held by
- United States Code
- Period
- Regulatory framework
- Provenance
- Primary source
- Source rank
- 1 of 9
- Verified
- 2026-09-04
Historical significance
Supplies the legal mechanism for the 2016 application and 2017 notice that ended The Wall Street Fund, Inc.'s registration.
Key verified facts
1 claims- C-030
Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act authorizes the SEC, upon application, to declare that a registered investment company has ceased to be an investment company, whereupon its registration ceases to be in effect.
Investment Company Act of 1940, Section 8(f), 15 U.S.C. § 80a-8(f) — 15 U.S.C. § 80a-8(f).
EstablishedConfidence: Established. Directly supported by a primary sourceverified 2026-09-04
Citation export
United States Congress. “Investment Company Act of 1940, Section 8(f) — 15 U.S.C. § 80a-8(f).” United States Code, August 22, 1940 (enacted; as codified). https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/80a-8. Archived record WSFA-DOC-0005, The Wall Street Fund Archive, https://thewallstreetfund.com/documents/investment-company-act-section-8f.
United States Congress. (1940). Investment Company Act of 1940, Section 8(f) — 15 U.S.C. § 80a-8(f). United States Code. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/80a-8 (Archive record WSFA-DOC-0005, https://thewallstreetfund.com/documents/investment-company-act-section-8f)
Investment Company Act § 8(f) — United States Congress, August 22, 1940 (enacted; as codified). Original: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/80a-8. Archive record: https://thewallstreetfund.com/documents/investment-company-act-section-8f