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[CITE: 15USC1339]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
             CHAPTER 36--CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING
 
Sec. 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, Sec. 11, formerly Sec. 10, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 284; 
Pub. L. 91-222, Sec. 2, Apr. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 89; renumbered Sec. 11, 
Pub. L. 98-474, Sec. 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.
