Questions tagged [regulations]
Regulations: these are typically used to refer to rules and administrative codes issued by governmental agencies at all levels, municipal, county, state and federal. Although they are not laws, regulations have the force of law, since they are adopted under authority granted by statutes, and often include penalties for violations.
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How are federal regulations interpreted by agencies and courts?
I see lots of published literature on statutory interpretation but very little to no material on interpreting federal regulations. How do agencies, courts, lawyers interpret the regulations in the ...
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Lithium batteries
Are all lithium batteries required by law to have a built in management system to stop them overheating and going on fire? If not why not?
The reason I‘m asking is hand luggage which is permitted to ...
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Do FCA rules mean financial firms have to refuse service if their customers are not knowledgeable enough?
I recent weeks I have had emails from multiple cryptocurrency exchanges requiring me to fill in a document online to keep using their services. They describe this as a questionnaire but say "You ...
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Does giving an IOU or store credit make one a money services business?
In this apparently excellent answer it is implied/stated that "closed loop gift cards", such as amazon gift cards are "stored value" such that issuers of more than $1,000 per ...
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EU flight compensation regulation and the choice of reimbursement (EC261 Article 8)
I am trying to understand the meaning of the regulation EC261 establishing common rules for compensation in the event of flight cancellation.
My question concerns mostly Article 8 relating to ...
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Does the UK building regulations allow for having no principal contractor for domestic clients?
Under The Building Regulations 2010 (as amended), a domestic client is a client where the project is being carried out for non-business reasons.
A contractor is someone who carries out the work, and ...
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Is there a legally defined class of vehicles that closely matches the common term SUV?
The Guardian has an article on SUVs. In it they say:
there is no strict definition of what constitutes an SUV
Without any reason that I can point at now, I had always thought that there was a legal ...
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I want to have someone cover a song for a documentary. What are the steps? [duplicate]
I am producing a documentary based on the Native American Culture and I want to have a Native Singer cover a pop song, written by Sia. What are the steps? It is just going to be used for the ...
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How do you find what regulations have been made pursuant to a particular enabling legislation in the U.K.?
How do you find what regulations or other statutory instruments have been made pursuant to a particular enabling legislation in the U.K.?
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Have any regulations been made under s22(2)(b) EA2010?
Section 22(2)(b) of the Equality Act 2010 allows for certain regulations. Have any been made thereunder?
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Are there examples of companies suing regulators for selective enforcement?
My hypothetical scenario is roughly like this:
Company A has product X in circulation
The relevant regulator, after scrutinizing X, issues a ban and/or fines company A for their product X
Company A ...
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What is an OFAC "prohibited transaction"?
so obvious first step: the official OFAC F.A.Q. (i.e. of the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control in the U.S. Treasury Department):
3. What does one mean by the term "prohibited transactions&...
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What were the state and federal regulations for OceanGate Inc., the ill-fated submersible charter company?
OceanGate Inc. is (or was) a US corporation based in the State of Washington, and everyone heard about the recent catastrophe of its submersible Titan while CEO and Founder Stockton Rush suffered the ...
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What regulations have been made under S2 Housing Act 2004?
The Secretary of State is thereunder to make regulations prescribing categories of housing hazards. Where are these to be found?
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Does the ATF have jurisdiction over electromagnetic projecitle weapons such as rail and coilguns?
I had a rather stupid argument with a gentleman. He claimed the ATF had no jurisdiction on magnetic-propelled projectile weapons, such as the gauss rifle, railgun, or coilguns. I argued they consider ...
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