1987—Pub. L. 100–181 struck out at end of first sentence “: Provided, however, That any such face-amount certificate company may register prior to said date, as provided by section 80a–8 of this title, and such registration shall not operate to change or affect said effective date as to any such company or any face-amount certificates issued by it”.

Section 30 of Pub. L. 91–547 provided that: “This Act [see Short Title note set out under section 80a–51 of this title] shall take effect on the date of its enactment [Dec. 14, 1970], except that—

“(1) sections (5)(a), (b), and (c); 8; 9(a); 11; 18; 24(a); and 25 (amending sections 10 (a), (b), and (c) [section 80a–10 (a), (b), and (c)]; 15 [section 80a–15]; 17(f) [section 80a–17 (f)]; 19 [section 80a–19]; and 32(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [section 80a–31 (a)]; and sections 203(b) and 205 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 [sections 80b–3 (b) and 80b–5 of this title], respectively) shall take effect upon the expiration of one year after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 14, 1970];

“(2) that part of section 5 (d) which substitutes ‘interested persons’ for ‘affiliated persons’ in section 10(d) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [section 80a–10 (d) of this title] shall take effect upon the expiration of one year after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 14, 1970];

“(3) sections 16 and 17 (amending section 27 and 28 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [sections 80a–27 and 80a–28 of this title]) shall take effect upon the expiration of six months after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 14, 1970]; and

“(4) that part of section 20 which adds a subsection (b) to section 36 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [section 80a–35 of this title] shall take effect upon the expiration of eighteen months after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 14, 1970].”