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In Rules 504 and 505, Regulation D implements §3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (also referred to as the '33 Act), which allows the SEC to exempt issuances of under $5,000,000 from registration. It also provides (in Rule 506) a "safe harbor" under §4(a)(2) of the '33 Act (which says that non-public offerings are exempt from the registration ...
The Sherman Antitrust Act is a landmark federal law in the United States that prohibits monopolies and unfair business practices that harm competition. It was enacted in 1890 and named after Senator John Sherman, who was its main author. The act has been used to regulate and break up some of the most powerful corporations in American history, such as Standard Oil, AT&T, and Microsoft.
SEC Rule 10b-5, codified at 17 CFR 240.10b-5, is one of the most important rules targeting securities fraud in the United States. It was promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), pursuant to its authority granted under § 10 (b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. [1] The rule prohibits any act or omission resulting ...
Section 230 is a section of Title 47 of the United States Code that was enacted as part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which is Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and generally provides immunity for online computer services with respect to third-party content generated by its users.
The Truth in Lending Act was originally Title I of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 90–321, 82 Stat. 146, enacted May 29, 1968. [2] The regulations implementing the statute, which are known as "Regulation Z", are codified at 12 CFR 226. Most of the specific requirements imposed by TILA are found ...
The Foreign Contribution (regulation) Act, 2010 is an act of the Parliament of India, by the 42nd Act of 2010.It is a consolidating act whose scope is to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain individuals or associations or companies and to prohibit acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for any ...
Status: In force. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 is an Act of the Parliament of India which seeks to protect home-buyers as well as help boost investments in the real estate industry. The Act establishes a Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) in each state for regulation of the real estate sector and also acts as an ...
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 ( CFAA) is a United States cybersecurity bill that was enacted in 1986 as an amendment to existing computer fraud law ( 18 U.S.C. § 1030 ), which had been included in the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. [1] Prior to computer-specific criminal laws, computer crimes were prosecuted as mail and ...