§ 270.26a-2 - Exemptions from certain provisions of sections 26 and 27 for registered separate accounts and others regarding custodianship of and deduction of certain fees and charges from the assets of such accounts.

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A registered separate account, and any depositor of or principal underwriter for such account, shall be exempt from the provisions of Sections 26(a) and 27(c)(2) of the Act [15 U.S.C. 80a-26(a) and 80a-27(c)(2)] with respect to any variable annuity contract participating in such account to the extent necessary:

To permit the insurance company that sponsors such account to hold the assets of the separate account and to hold such assets not pursuant to a trust indenture or other such instrument;

To permit any separate account registered under the Act as a unit investment trust to hold the securities of any underlying portfolio companies in uncertificated form;

To permit any separate account registered under the Act as a management investment company to hold its assets in any manner permitted by section 17(f) of the Act [15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)] or any rules thereunder; and

To permit the deduction from the assets of the separate account of amounts for premium taxes imposed by any State or other governmental entity and, if the separate account is registered under the Act as an open-end management investment company, an investment advisory fee.

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