Section 240.15Ba1-2 - Registration of municipal advisors and information regarding certain natural persons(a)Form MA. A person applying for registration with the Commission as a municipal advisor pursuant to section 15B of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78 o-4) must complete Form MA (17 CFR 249.1300 ) in accordance with the instructions in the Form and file the Form electronically with the Commission.(b)Form MA-I.(1) A person applying for registration or registered with the Commission as a municipal advisor pursuant to section 15B of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78 o-4) must complete Form MA-I (17 CFR 249.1310 ) with respect to each natural person who is a person associated with the municipal advisor (as defined in section 15B(e)(7) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78 o-4(e)(7))) and engaged in municipal advisory activities on its behalf in accordance with the instructions in the Form and file the Form electronically with the Commission.(2) A natural person applying for registration with the Commission as a municipal advisor pursuant to section 15B of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78 o-4), in addition to completing and filing Form MA pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, must complete Form MA-I (17 CFR 249.1310 ) in accordance with the instructions in the Form and file the Form electronically with the Commission.(c)When filed. Each Form MA (17 CFR 249.1300 ) shall be considered filed with the Commission upon submission of a completed Form MA, together with all additional required documents, including all required filings of Form MA-I (17 CFR 249.1310 ), to the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system.(d)Form MA and Form MA-I are reports. Each Form MA (17 CFR 249.1300 ) and Form MA-I (17 CFR 249.1310 ) required to be filed under this section shall constitute a report within the meaning of sections 15B(c), 17(a), 18(a), 32(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78 o-4(c), 78q(a), 78r(a), 78ff(a)) and other applicable provisions of the Act. 78 FR 67633 , Nov. 12, 2013