2014 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade (Sections 1 - 8405)
Chapter 36 - Cigarette Labeling and Advertising (Sections 1331 - 1341)
Sec. 1339 - Injunction proceedings

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 36 - CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING
Sec. 1339 - Injunction proceedings
Containssection 1339
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 89-92, §11, formerly §10, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 91-222, §2, Apr. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 89; renumbered §11, Pub. L. 98-474, §5(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2203.
Statutes at Large References79 Stat. 284
84 Stat. 89
98 Stat. 2203
Public and Private LawsPublic Law 89-92, Public Law 91-222, Public Law 98-474

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15 U.S.C. § 1339 (2014)
§1339. Injunction proceedings

The several district courts of the United States are invested with jurisdiction, for cause shown, to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter upon the application of the Attorney General of the United States acting through the several United States attorneys in their several districts.

(Pub. L. 89–92, §11, formerly §10, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 91–222, §2, Apr. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 89; renumbered §11, Pub. L. 98–474, §5(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2203.)

PRIOR PROVISIONS

Two prior sections 11 of Pub. L. 89–92 were renumbered section 12 by section 5(a) of Pub. L. 98–474 and are classified to section 1340 of this title and as an Effective Date note under section 1331 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

1970—Pub. L. 91–222 substituted provision that the several district courts are invested with jurisdiction in injunction proceedings, for provisions that regulation of advertising terminate on July 1, 1969, but that such termination shall not be construed as limiting, expanding or otherwise affecting such jurisdiction which Federal Trade Commission or other federal agencies had prior to July 27, 1965.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 91–222 effective Jan. 1, 1970, except where otherwise specified, see section 3 of Pub. L. 91–222, set out in part as a note under section 1331 of this title.

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