2019 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 26 - Household Refrigerators
Sec. 1211 - Prohibition against transportation of refrigerators without safety devices

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Citation 15 U.S.C. § 1211 (2019)
Section Name §1211. Prohibition against transportation of refrigerators without safety devices
Section Text

It shall be unlawful for any person to introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce any household refrigerator manufactured on or after the date this section takes effect unless it is equipped with a device, enabling the door thereof to be opened from the inside, which conforms with standards prescribed pursuant to section 1213 of this title.

Source Credit

(Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, §1, 70 Stat. 953.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

For date this section takes effect, referred to in text, see Effective Date note below.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Act Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, §5, 70 Stat. 953, provided that: "This Act [this chapter] shall take effect on the date of its enactment [Aug. 2, 1956], except that the first section of this Act [this section] shall take effect one year and 90 days after the date of publication of commercial standards first established under section 3 of this Act [section 1213 of this title]. In the event of a change in said commercial standards first established, a like period shall be allowed for compliance with said change in commercial standards."

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Functions of Secretary of Commerce and Federal Trade Commission under this chapter transferred to Consumer Product Safety Commission, see section 2079 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 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 26 - HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATORS
Sec. 1211 - Prohibition against transportation of refrigerators without safety devices
Contains section 1211
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 70 Stat. 953
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