17 CFR 260.7a-25
§ 260.7a-25 Words relating to the future.
United States · 17 CFR — Commodity and Securities Exchanges · Status: effective
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- 17 CFR 260.7a-25, § 260.7a-25 Words relating to the future, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/69860
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Unless the context clearly shows otherwise, whenever words relate to the future, they have reference solely to present intention.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.