FEDERAL · 42 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER VII—IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY POLICY

Prohibition on market manipulation

42 U.S.C. § 17301
Title42The Public Health and Welfare
ChapterSUBCHAPTER VII—IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY POLICY
PartB

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42 U.S.C. § 17301.

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It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to use or employ, in connection with the purchase or sale of crude oil 1 gasoline or petroleum distillates at wholesale, any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance, in contravention of such rules and regulations as the Federal Trade Commission may prescribe as necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of United States citizens.

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History

(Pub. L. 110–140, title VIII, §811, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1723.)

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Effective Date
Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

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