15 U.S.C. § 1191 : US Code - Section 1191: Definitions
Search 15 U.S.C. § 1191 : US Code - Section 1191: Definitions
As used in this chapter -
(a) The term "person" means an individual, partnership,
corporation, association, or any other form of business enterprise.
(b) The term "commerce" means commerce among the several States
or with foreign nations or in any territory of the United States or
in the District of Columbia or between any such territory and
another, or between any such territory and any State or foreign
nation, or between the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico and any State or territory or foreign nation, or
between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any State or territory
or foreign nation or the District of Columbia.
(c) The term "territory" includes the insular possessions of the
United States and also any territory of the United States.
(d) The term "article of wearing apparel" means any costume or
article of clothing worn or intended to be worn by individuals.
(e) The term "interior furnishing" means any type of furnishing
made in whole or in part of fabric or related material and intended
for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used, in homes,
offices, or other places of assembly or accommodation.
(f) The term "fabric" means any material (except fiber, filament,
or yarn for other than retail sale) woven, knitted, felted, or
otherwise produced from or in combination with any natural or
synthetic fiber, film, or substitute therefor which is intended for
use or which may reasonably be expected to be used, in any product
as defined in paragraph (h) of this section.
(g) The term "related material" means paper, plastic, rubber,
synthetic film, or synthetic foam which is intended for use or
which may reasonably be expected to be used in any product as
defined in paragraph (h) of this section.
(h) The term "product" means any article of wearing apparel or
interior furnishing.
(i) The term "Commission" means the Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
(j) The term "Federal Trade Commission Act" means the Act of
Congress entitled "An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to
define its powers and duties, and for other purposes", approved
September 26, 1914, as amended [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.].
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