(a) Non-interested persons

A majority of a business development company‘s directors or general partners shall be persons who are not interested persons of such company.

(b) Vacancies; suspension of provisions

Terms Used In 15 USC 80a-55

  • Business development company: means any closed-end company which&mdash. See 15 USC 80a-2
  • Commission: means the Securities and Exchange Commission. See 15 USC 80a-2
  • Company: means a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a trust, a fund, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See 15 USC 80a-2
  • Director: means any director of a corporation or any person performing similar functions with respect to any organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, including any natural person who is a member of a board of trustees of a management company created as a common-law trust. See 15 USC 80a-2

If, by reason of the death, disqualification, or bona fide resignation of any director or general partner, a business development company does not meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, or the requirements of section 80a-15(f)(1) of this title with respect to directors, the operation of such provisions shall be suspended for a period of 90 days or for such longer period as the Commission may prescribe, upon its own motion or by order upon application, as not inconsistent with the protection of investors.

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