{"data":{"id":"us/17-cfr-270.8f-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"17 CFR 270.8f-1","heading":"f-1 Deregistration of certain registered investment companies.","body":"A registered investment company that seeks a Commission order declaring that it is no longer an investment company may file an application with the Commission on Form N-8F (17 CFR 274.218) if the investment company:\n(a) Has sold substantially all of its assets to another registered investment company or merged into or consolidated with another registered investment company;\n(b) Has distributed substantially all of its assets to its shareholders and has completed, or is in the process of, winding up its affairs;\n(c) Qualifies for an exclusion from the definition of “investment company” under section 3(c)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-3(c)(1)) or section 3(c)(7) (15 U.S.C. 80a-3(c)(7)) of the Act; or\n(d) Has become a business development company.\nNote to § 270.8f-1:\nApplicants who are not eligible to use Form N-8F to file an application to deregister may follow the general guidance for filing applications under rule 0-2 (17 CFR 270.0-2) of this chapter.","path":["Title 17—Commodity and Securities Exchanges","CHAPTER II—SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","PART 270—RULES AND REGULATIONS, INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-17.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:31Z","sha256":"abe17e9d0856c339828b0939e849576c9e2c4d4c97e6fcd1a424f137a79664d5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/17-cfr-270.8b-32","next":"us/17-cfr-270.10b-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}