§ 240. — Rules and regulations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC240]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 6--WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME
SUBCHAPTER VI--STANDARD BARRELS
Sec. 240. Rules and regulations
Rules and regulations for the enforcement of sections 237 to 242 of
this title, not inconsistent with the provisions of said sections, shall
be made by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology and approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and such rules and
regulations shall include reasonable variations or tolerances which may
be allowed.
(Aug. 23, 1916, ch. 396, Sec. 4, 39 Stat. 531; Pub. L. 100-418, title V,
Sec. 5115(c), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1433.)
Amendments
1988--Pub. L. 100-418 substituted ``National Institute of Standards
and Technology'' for ``Bureau of Standards''.
Transfer of Functions
Functions of all other officers of Department of Commerce and
functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, with a few
exceptions, transferred to Secretary of Commerce, with power vested in
him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his
functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg.
Plan No. 5 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64
Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 241, 242 of this title.
