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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 102 — Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers

§ 7607. Rulemaking by Federal Trade Commission

Statutory text

The Federal Trade Commission shall prescribe rules pursuant to section 57a of this title to carry out this chapter. Rules so prescribed shall be exempt from the requirements of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act (15 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). Any such regulations shall be issued in accordance with section 553 of title 5. The first rules under this section shall take effect not later than 180 days after the effective date of this chapter.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act

    Pub. L. 108–164 § 8 · 117 Stat. 2025

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 7607

    (Pub. L. 108–164, § 8, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2026.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 108–164, § 8, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2026.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 8. RULEMAKING BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.   The Federal Trade Commission shall prescribe rules pursuant to section 18 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a) to carry out this Act. Rules so prescribed shall be exempt from the requirements of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act (15 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). Any such regulations shall be issued in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code. Deadline. The first rules under this section shall take effect not later than 180 days after the effective date of this Act.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93–637, , 88 Stat. 2183. Title I of the Act is classified generally to chapter 50 (§ 2301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2301 of this title and Tables.

For effective date of this chapter, referred to in text, see section 12 of Pub. L. 108–164, set out as an Effective Date note under section 7601 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 60 days after , see section 12 of Pub. L. 108–164, set out as a note under section 7601 of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 108–164, § 8, , 117 Stat. 2026.)

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