THE MANITOBA SECURITIES COMMISSION MSC RULE 2006-2 (Section 149.1, The Securities Act) AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 31-101 NATIONAL REGISTRATION SYSTEM PART 1 – AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 31-101 1.1 National Instrument 31-101 National Registration System is amended by this Instrument. 1.2 Paragraph (a) of the definition of "principal regulator" is repealed and the following is substituted: "for a firm filer, the securities regulatory authority or regulator of the jurisdiction in which the firm filer’s head office is located;" 1.3 Section 2.3 is repealed and the following is substituted: "If a firm filer changes its head office to another jurisdiction, the firm filer must immediately notify its principal regulator of such change by submitting a completed Form 31-101F2." 1.4 Item 3 of Form 31-101F1 is repealed and the following is substituted: "3. Reasons for Designation of Principal Regulator State here the location of firm filer’s head office." 1.5 Form 31-101F2 is amended: (a) Item 1 of the General Instructions is repealed and replaced by the following: "1. The Form must be submitted by a firm filer to notify its principal regulator if a firm filer changes its head office to another jurisdiction." (b) Item 2 is amended by striking out "the factors considered by the firm filer to determine the jurisdiction with which the firm filer has the most significant connection" and substituting "the head office".
- 2 -PART 2 – EFFECTIVE DATE AND CITATION Effective date 2.1 This Instrument is effective August 1, 2006. Citation 2.2 These Amendments may be cited as MSC Rule 2006-2.
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