Federal Law on Consumer Deception: An Agency by Agency AnalysisU.S. Department of Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, 1979 - 254 pages |
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1817 LIBRARIES Act is discussed Administrative advertisements agencies ally exercised attorney's fees cease and desist charges charter Civil penalty codified in 16 Collection Practices Act concerning Consumer Leasing Acts consumer products cosmetics CPSC Credit Opportunity Act Credit Reporting Credit Reporting Act credit unions Criminal damages Debt Collection Practices Department desist order disclosures discussed under Federal drugs enforce Enjoin violations 15 entry at customhouse Equal Credit Opportunity Fair Credit Billing Fair Credit Reporting Fair Debt Collection FDIC Federal Home Loan Federal Reserve System Federal Trade Commission FHLBB Footnotes manufacturers ment MICHIGAN Misrepresentation mobile homes NCUA packaging and labeling powers usu powers usually exercised Private programs Prohibited Practices Remedies savings and loan securities standards sumer tion transactions transportation Truth in Lending U.S. Attorney unfair or deceptive USDA violations 15 U.S.C. warranty
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Page 221 - Appraise Federal laws and policies with respect to the denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, or in the administration of justice...
Page 218 - ... to a civil action by any person doing business in the locality falsely indicated as that of origin or in the region in which said locality is situated, or by any person who believes that he is or is likely to be damaged by the use of any such false description or representation.
Page 222 - USC 13011461), is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of the Secretaries of Labor, Commerce, and the Treasury. The Secretary of Labor is Chairman of the Board. A seven-member Advisory Committee, composed of two labor, two business, and three public members appointed by the President, advises the agency on various matters.
Page iii - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration Henry S. Dogin, Administrator Homer F. Broome, Jr., Deputy Administrator for Administration National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Harry M. Bratt, Acting Director This project was supported by Grant...
Page 44 - USC 1211), which prohibits the transportation of refrigerators without door safety devices. Activities To help protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury...
Page 24 - ... cooperation with the States in securing uniformity in weights and measures laws and methods of inspection...
Page 69 - ... (c) Effective with respect to vehicles and engines manufactured during model years beginning more than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Clean Air Amendments of 1970— (1) If the Administrator determines that a substantial number of any class or category of vehicles or engines, although properly maintained and used, do not conform to the regulations prescribed under section 202, when in actual use throughout their useful life...
Page 204 - '[T]he measure in amended form . . . creates a new, but relatively isolated area of criminal conduct consisting of the execution of a scheme to defraud or to obtain money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises transmitted in writings, signs, pictures, or sounds via interstate wire or radio communications (which includes the medium of television).
Page 157 - Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 USC 5401 et seq...
Page 205 - Section 4005 of title 39 of the United States Code authorizes the Postmaster General Upon evidence satisfactory to * * * [him] that any person is engaged in conducting a scheme or device for obtaining money or property through the mails by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations or promises * * *, to return mail addressed to such a person and forbid payment of money orders drawn to such a person.