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

Summary

The Secretary of Commerce must tell the Secretary of the Treasury when letting a U.S. fair use the trade benefits in this law. He must give the fair’s name, where it will be held, the opening and closing dates, and the operator’s name. Defined terms: Fair — any fair, exhibition, or exposition the Secretary approves. Closing date — the date set as the fair’s end or the day it actually ends, if earlier. The Secretary of Commerce may make rules needed to carry this out.

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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