Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110
§1269 Regulations
Title 15 › CHAPTER 30 — HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › § 1269
Summary
The Commission has the power to make rules to carry out and enforce this chapter, unless the law says otherwise. For enforcing section 1273, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commission must write rules together, unless that section says something different. Those rules must be issued after giving notice and take effect at the time and in the way the Commission decides.
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Title 15, §1269
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(a)Authority
The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement of this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this section, is vested in the Commission.
(b)Joint regulations
The Secretary of the Treasury and the Commission shall jointly prescribe regulations for the efficient enforcement of the provisions of section 1273 of this title, except as otherwise provided therein. Such regulations shall be promulgated in such manner and take effect at such time, after due notice, as the Commission shall determine.
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2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–314, § 204(b)(4)(B), substituted “Commission” for “Secretary”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–314, § 204(b)(4)(E), substituted “Commission” for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” in two places.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 1269
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110