Unofficial Consolidation: OSC Rule 41-801 Implementing National Instrument 41-101 General Prospectus Requirements and Consequential Amendments

Unofficial Consolidation OSC Rule

March 17, 2008

Ontario Securities Commission

OSC Rule 41-801

Unofficial consolidation current to 2008-03-17.

This document is not an official statement of law or policy and should be used for reference purposes only.

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OSC Rule 41-801
Implementing National Instrument 41-101 General Prospectus Requirements and Consequential Amendments

Contents

Part 1 Definitions

Definitions

Part 2 Interrelationship With Legislation

Short Form of Prospectus for Purposes of Section 63 of the Act

Amendments – Exemption

Part 3 Repeal

Repeal

Part 4 Effective Date

Effective Date

Part 1
Definitions

Definitions

1.1 (1) In this Rule, “NI 41-101” means National Instrument 41-101 General Prospectus Requirements.

(2) Each term used in this Rule that is defined or interpreted in NI 41-101 has the meaning ascribed to it in NI 41-101.

Part 2
Interrelationship With Legislation

Short Form of Prospectus for Purposes of Section 63 of the Act

2.1 A preliminary short form prospectus and a short form prospectus prepared and certified in accordance with NI 41-101 and NI 44-101 is a short form of preliminary prospectus and a short form of prospectus in the prescribed form, respectively, for the purposes of section 63 of the Securities Act (Ontario).

Amendments – Exemption

2.2 Section 57(2.2) of the Securities Act (Ontario) does not apply to an investment fund in continuous distribution.

Part 3
Repeal

Repeal

3.1 Ontario Securities Commission Rule 41-501 General Prospectus Requirements is repealed.

3.2 Ontario Securities Commission Rule 41-502 Prospectus Requirements for Mutual Funds is repealed.

Part 4
Effective Date

Effective Date

4.1 This Rule comes into force on March 17, 2008.