Notes on 15 U.S.C. § 295 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 15 U.S.C. § 295 : US Code - Notes

(June 13, 1906, ch. 3289, Sec. 2, 34 Stat. 260; Pub. L. 94-450,
Sec. 2, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1501.)
AMENDMENTS
1976 - Pub. L. 94-450 substituted "three one-thousandth parts"
for "one-half of one carat", "in an article mentioned in this
section" for "in such article", "than three one-thousandth parts,
in the case of a watchcase or flatware, or than seven one-
thousandth parts, in the case of any other such article," for
"than one carat", struck out "in the case of any article mentioned
in this section" which followed "Provided, further, That", and
exception which permitted the actual fineness of gold or its alloys
used for watchcases and flatware to be not less by more than three
one-thousandth parts the fineness indicated by stamp or label.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Section 3 of Pub. L. 94-450 provided that: "The amendments made
by section 2 of this Act [amending this section] shall take effect
five years after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 1, 1976]
and shall not apply with respect to any article of merchandise
which is sold by any manufacturer or importer before the effective
date of such amendments."