2001 US Code
Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 2C - PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANIES
Sec. 79z - Validity of contracts
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 2C - PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANIES Sec. 79z - Validity of contracts |
Contains | section 79z |
Date | 2001 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 22, 2002 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title I, §26, 49 Stat. 835. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 49 Stat. 835 |
§79z. Validity of contracts (a) Waiver provisions
Any condition, stipulation, or provision binding any person to waive compliance with any provision of this chapter or with any rule, regulation, or order thereunder shall be void.
(b) Contract provisions in violation of chapter; actual knowledge of violationsEvery contract made in violation of any provision of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order thereunder, and every contract heretofore or hereafter made, the performance of which involves the violation of, or the continuance of any relationship or practice in violation of, any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation, or order thereunder, shall be void (1) as regards the rights of any person who, in violation of any such provision, rule, regulation, or order, shall have made or engaged in the performance of any such contract, and (2) as regards the rights of any person who, not being a party to such contract, shall have acquired any right thereunder with actual knowledge of the facts by reason of which the making or performance of such contract was in violation of any such provision, rule, regulation, or order.
(c) Validity of loans, extensions of credit and creation of liens; actual knowledge of violationsNothing in this chapter shall be construed (1) to affect the validity of any loan or extension of credit (or any extension or renewal thereof) made or of any lien created prior or subsequent to the enactment of this chapter, unless at the time of the making of such loan or extension of credit (or extension or renewal thereof) or the creating of such lien, the person making such loan or extension of credit (or extension or renewal thereof) or acquiring such lien shall have actual knowledge of facts by reason of which the making of such loan or extension of credit (or extension or renewal thereof) or the acquisition of such lien is a violation of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation thereunder, or (2) to afford a defense to the collection of any debt or obligation or the enforcement of any lien by any person who shall have acquired such debt, obligation, or lien in good faith for value and without actual knowledge of the violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation thereunder affecting the legality of such debt, obligation, or lien.
(Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title I, §26, 49 Stat. 835.)
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