15 U.S.C. § 70e — Enforcement

submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-897 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 259 words · no verdicts yet

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The Federal Trade Commission enforces this subchapter using powers from the Federal Trade Commission Act. It can write rules, including naming new generic fiber types, and inspect or test covered products. Violators face the same penalties that the Federal Trade Commission Act provides.

(a) Except where this subchapter specifically says otherwise, the Federal Trade Commission enforces it. The Commission uses the rules, regulations, and procedures set out in the Federal Trade Commission Act. (b) The Commission must stop anyone from violating this subchapter, using the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties given to it by the Federal Trade Commission Act — as though that Act's terms were written directly into this subchapter. Anyone who violates this subchapter faces the same penalties, and gets the same privileges and protections, that the Federal Trade Commission Act provides. (c) The Commission must write the rules and regulations needed to administer and enforce this subchapter. This includes creating official generic names for manufactured fibers. (d) The Commission can inspect, analyze, test, and examine any product covered by this subchapter.

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(a) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission

Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this subchapter shall be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission under rules, regulations, and procedure provided for in the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.].

(b) Terms of Federal Trade Commission Act incorporated into this subchapter

The Commission is authorized and directed to prevent any person from violating the provisions of this subchapter in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.] were incorporated into and made a part of this subchapter; and any such person violating the provisions of this subchapter shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in said Federal Trade Commission Act, in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though the applicable terms and provisions of the said Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this subchapter.

The Commission is authorized and directed to make such rules and regulations, including the establishment of generic names of manufactured fibers, under and in pursuance of the terms of this subchapter as may be necessary and proper for administration and enforcement.

(d) Inspection, analyses, tests, etc.

The Commission is authorized to cause inspections, analyses, tests, and examinations to be made of any product subject to this subchapter.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 85–897, § 7, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1721.)

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1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-897 · 72 Stat. 1721

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