15-U.S.C.-299
§299 – Definitions
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Title 15 > Chapter 8 > Section 299
Details
- Reference: Section 299
- Legend: §299 – Definitions
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) The expression article of merchandise as used in sections 294 to 300 of this title shall signify any goods, wares, works of art, commodity, or other thing which may be lawfully kept or offered for sale.
(b) The term person means an individual, partnership, corporation, or any other form of business enterprise, capable of being in violation of sections 294 to 300 of this title.
(c) The term jewelry trade association means an organization, consisting primarily of persons actively engaged in the jewelry or a related business, the purposes and activities of which are primarily directed to the improvement of business conditions in the jewelry or related businesses.
(June 13, 1906, ch. 3289, §6, 34 Stat. 262; Pub. L. 91–366, §1(c), (d), July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 690.)
Amendments
1970—Pub. L. 91–366 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
Effective Date of 1970 Amendments
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–366 effective three months after July 31, 1970, see section 4 of Pub. L. 91–366, set out as a note under section 297 of this title.
Separability
For separability provision of Pub. L. 91–366, see section 2 of Pub. L. 91–366, set out as a note under section 297 of this title.
Construction of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–366 to be held to be in addition to and not in substitution for or limitation of the provisions of any other Act of the United States, see section 3 of Pub. L. 91–366, set out as a note under section 297 of this title.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
15-U.S.C.-5304 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Trade Law
In this entry about 15-U.S.C.-5304, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to trade law in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States trade law-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
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