15 U.S.C. § 1213 — Publication of safety standards in Federal

Page 1356 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 1211 Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Flammable Fabrics Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act June 30, 1953, ch. 164, 67 Stat. 111, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete clas- sification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1191 of this title and Tables. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 1204, act June 30, 1953, ch. 164, § 17, as added Dec. 14, 1967, Pub. L. 90–189, § 10, 81 Stat. 574; amended May 11, 1976, Pub. L. 94–284, § 19, 90 Stat. 514, related to the National Advisory Committee for Flam- mable Fabrics Act, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–35, title XII, § 1205(b), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 716, eff. Aug. 13, 1981. AMENDMENTS 2008—Pub. L. 110–314, § 204(c)(2)(H), which directed substitution of ‘‘Commission’’ for ‘‘Consumer Product Safety Commission’’ in this section, was executed by making the substitution in subsec. (a) before ‘‘shall transmit’’, but not in subsec. (b)(1), to reflect the prob- able intent of Congress. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–314, § 204(c)(2)(C), which di- rected substitution of ‘‘Commission’’ for ‘‘Secretary’’ wherever appearing in the Flammable Fabrics Act, classified to this chapter, was not executed in subsec. (a) of this section, where ‘‘Secretary’’ precedes ‘‘of the Senate’’, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Amendment was part of a series of conforming amend- ments to change references to the ‘‘Secretary’’ of Com- merce to ‘‘Commission’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section applicable with respect to consumer product safety rules under chapter 47 of this title and regula- tions under this chapter and chapter 30 of this title pro- mulgated after Aug. 13, 1981, see section 1215 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as an Effective Date of 1981 Amendment note under section 2052 of this title. CHAPTER 26—HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATORS Sec. 1211. Prohibition against transportation of refrig- erators without safety devices. 1212. Violations; misdemeanor; penalties. 1213. Publication of safety standards in Federal Register. 1214. ‘‘Interstate commerce’’ defined. § 1211. Prohibition against transportation of re- frigerators without safety devices It shall be unlawful for any person to intro- duce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce any household refrigerator manufac- tured on or after the date this section takes ef- fect unless it is equipped with a device, enabling the door thereof to be opened from the inside, which conforms with standards prescribed pur- suant to section 1213 of this title. (Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, § 1, 70 Stat. 953.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT For date this section takes effect, referred to in text, see Effective Date note below. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Act Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, § 5, 70 Stat. 953, provided that: ‘‘This Act [this chapter] shall take effect on the date of its enactment [Aug. 2, 1956], except that the first section of this Act [this section] shall take effect one year and 90 days after the date of publication of commercial standards first established under section 3 of this Act [section 1213 of this title]. In the event of a change in said commercial standards first established, a like period shall be allowed for compliance with said change in commercial standards.’’ TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Secretary of Commerce and Federal Trade Commission under this chapter transferred to Consumer Product Safety Commission, see section 2079 of this title. § 1212. Violations; misdemeanor; penalties Any person who violates section 1211 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to imprison- ment for not more than one year, or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. (Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, § 2, 70 Stat. 953.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Secretary of Commerce and Federal Trade Commission under this chapter transferred to Consumer Product Safety Commission, see section 2079 of this title. § 1213. Publication of safety standards in Federal Register The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall prescribe and publish in the Federal Reg- ister commercial standards for devices which, when used in or on household refrigerators, will enable the doors thereof to be opened easily from the inside; and the standards first estab- lished under this section shall be so prescribed and published not later than one year after Au- gust 2, 1956. (Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, § 3, 70 Stat. 953; Pub. L. 92–573, § 30(c), Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1231.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS ‘‘Consumer Product Safety Commission’’ substituted for ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ pursuant to section 30(c) of Pub. L. 92–573, which is classified to section 2079(c) of this title and which transferred functions of Secretary of Commerce and Federal Trade Commission under this chapter to Consumer Product Safety Commission. § 1214. ‘‘Interstate commerce’’ defined As used in this chapter, the term ‘‘interstate commerce’’ includes commerce between one State, Territory, possession, the District of Co- lumbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and another State, Territory, possession, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, § 4, 70 Stat. 953.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Secretary of Commerce and Federal Trade Commission under this chapter transferred to Consumer Product Safety Commission, see section 2079 of this title.