§1751 — Title 19 Customs Duties | U.S. Code

Summary

If the Secretary of Commerce thinks giving the trade benefits in this chapter to a U.S. fair will help the public, he must tell the Secretary of the Treasury. He must give the fair’s name, where it will be held, the opening and closing dates, and who runs it. Fair means any fair, exhibition, or exposition the Secretary approves. Closing date means the date the Secretary named as the end or the actual earlier date it closes. The Secretary of Commerce can make rules needed to carry out these steps.

Title 19, §1751

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(a)When the Secretary of Commerce is satisfied that the public interest in promoting trade will be served by allowance of the privileges provided for in this chapter to any fair to be held in the United States, he shall so advise the Secretary of the Treasury, designating (1) the name of the fair, (2) the place where the fair will be held, (3) the date when the fair will open and the date when it will close, and (4) the name of the operator of the fair.

(b)For purposes of this chapter—

(1)The term “fair” means any fair, exhibition, or exposition designated by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to this section.

(2)The term “closing date” in the case of any fair means the date designated pursuant to subsection (a)(3) as the date when the fair will close, or (if earlier) the date on which such fair actually closes.

(c)The Secretary of Commerce may prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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Pub. L. 86–14, § 1, Apr. 22, 1959, 73 Stat. 18, provided: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Trade Fair Act of 1959’.”

§1751 Designation of fairs

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Title 19, §1751

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