[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR201.31]

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              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
PART 201--RULES OF PRACTICE--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B--Regulations Pertaining to the Equal Access to Justice Act
 
Sec. 201.31  Purpose of these rules.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77s, 78w, 78x, 79t, 77sss, 80a-37 and 80b-11; 5 
U.S.C. 504(c)(1).

    Source: 47 FR 610, Jan. 6, 1982, unless otherwise noted.


    The Equal Access to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. 504 (called the Act in 
this subpart B), provides for the award of attorney fees and other 
expenses to eligible individuals and entities who are parties to certain 
administrative proceedings (called adversary adjudications) before the 
Commission. An eligible party may receive an award when it prevails over 
the Commission, unless the Commission's position was substantially 
justified or special circumstances make an award unjust. The rules in 
this subpart describe the parties eligible for awards and the 
proceedings that are covered. They also explain how to apply for awards, 
and the procedures and standards that the Commission will use in ruling 
on those applications.

[54 FR 53051, Dec. 27, 1989]