(a) Adoption of Proposed Rules and Submission to Commission. The Board shall adopt such proposed rules as the Board shall deem necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of the Act. Upon their adoption by the Board, the Board shall submit proposed rules to the Commission in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 19(b) of the Act and shall file such proposed rules with the appropriate regulatory agencies in accordance with the provisions of section 17(c) of the Act. A proposed rule of the Board shall become a rule of the Board upon its approval by the Commission, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the Act, or upon filing with the Commission in accordance with the provisions of section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act, or upon the determination of the Commission in accordance with the provisions of section 19(b)(3)(B) of the Act.
(b) Signatures. Documents required to be submitted to the Commission in connection with the proposed rules of the Board shall be signed on behalf of the Board by the Secretary, or by any person designated by the Board for that purpose by resolution.
(c) Interpretations. The Board may from time to time issue or cause to be issued interpretations of rules of the Board. Such interpretations shall be consistent with the Board's intent in adopting the rules which are the subject of such interpretations.
(d) Access to Board Rules. The Board shall post and maintain a current and complete version of its rules on its website.
Rule A-8 Amendment History (since 2003)
- Release No. 34-95094 (June 13, 2022), FR 87 36558 (June 17, 2022)
- Release No. 34-91958 (May 20, 2021), 86 FR 28416 (May 26, 2021); MSRB Notice 2021-09 (May 19, 2021)
- Release No. 34-63307 (November 12, 2010), 75 FR 70329 (November 17, 2010); MSRB Notice 2010-47 (November 1, 2010)
- Release No. 34-52488 (September 21, 2005), 70 FR 56947 (September 29, 2005); MSRB Notice 2005-49 (September 12, 2005)