Wheeler–Lea Act
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wheeler-lea-act-267-17914420
title:
Wheeler–Lea Act
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The Wheeler–Lea Act of 1938 is a United States federal law that amended Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to proscribe "unfair or deceptive acts or practices" as well as "unfair methods of competition." It provided civil penalties for violations of Section 5 orders. It also added a clause to Section 5 that stated "unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce are hereby declared unlawful" to the Section 5 prohibition of unfair methods of competition in order to protect consumers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler%E2%80%93Lea_Act
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2023-04-14T04:10:07Z
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