Sentences with phrase «practice act regulates»

The Indiana Medical Practice Act regulates medical assistants.

* The California Veterinary Medicine Practice Act regulates the practice of veterinary medicine in California.

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However, the Harrison Act did not prohibit heroin and cocaine, and it was overturned in 1925 in Linder v. the United States when the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government didn't have the authority to regulate medical practice.

The practice also directly violates the Procurement Act 2007 which regulates the mode of procurement of goods and services in any government or governmental institutions, thus promoting public accountability, probity, transparency and openness in such transactions.»

The Truth in Lending Act is a law that «gives consumers the right to cancel certain credit transactions that involve a lien on a consumer's principal dwelling, regulates certain credit card practices, and provides a means for fair and timely resolution of credit billing disputes.»

(1) A credit services organization, its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit services organization may not do any of the following: (a) conduct any business regulated by this chapter without first: (i) securing a certificate of registration from the division; and (ii) unless exempted under Section 13 -21-4, posting a bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit with the division in the amount of $ 100,000; (b) make a false statement, or fail to state a material fact, in connection with an application for registration with the division; (c) charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the buyer; (d) dispute or challenge, or assist a person in disputing or challenging an entry in a credit report prepared by a consumer reporting agency without a factual basis for believing and obtaining a written statement for each entry from the person stating that that person believes that the entry contains a material error or omission, outdated information, inaccurate information, or unverifiable information; (e) charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the buyer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the buyer is upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general public; (f) make, or counsel or advise any buyer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and that is known, or that by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a credit reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a buyer or to whom a buyer is applying for an extension of credit, with respect to a buyer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; (g) make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization; and (h) transact any business as a credit services organization, as defined in Section 13 -21-2, without first having registered with the division by paying an annual fee set pursuant to Section 63J -1-504 and filing proof that it has obtained a bond or letter of credit as required by Subsection (2).

• The Florida Credit Service Organizations Act The Florida Credit Service Organizations Act (FCSOA)[FN27] was enacted in 1987 to regulate certain trade practices in the area of credit repair and to guard against unfair and unconscionable contracts between credit service organizations and consumers.

While this practice is permitted and regulated by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, it is frequently abused.

The CARD Act reintroduced the idea of fair and transparent practices to credit companies by regulating the underwriting and pricing of credit cards.

Of perhaps even greater note, however, is that in December, B.C.'s legal services regulatory framework task force recommended that «the Benchers seek an amendment to the Legal Profession Act to permit the Law Society to establish new classes of legal service providers to engage in the practice of law, set the credentialing requirements for such individuals, and regulate their legal practice.»

The practice is recommended for advice in the regulated industries sector as well as in the infrastructure sector, in which it most recently acted for EQT Infrastructure and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure.

To inform Canadians about the pay practices of federally regulated employers, the Government plans to publish existing pay information filed by employers under the Employment Equity Act.

At issue was whether the federal legislation was a valid exercise of the criminal law power under Constitution Act, 1867, s 91 (27), or whether some sections were actually attempts to regulate medical practice and research, and thus outside of the legislative jurisdiction of the federal government.

Advising various clients active in the provision of Mobile Premium Rate services on issues arising from the application of the PhonepayPlus Code of Practice and other matters regulated by Ofcom under the Communications Act.

(a) regulating any matters relating to the practice and procedure of proceedings under the Provincial Offences Act;

In addition to the «general» misleading advertising provisions, the Competition Act also regulates a variety of specific types of advertising and marketing practices.

In addition to the «general» misleading advertising provisions, the Competition Act also contains a number of other criminal and civil provisions that prohibit or regulate specific types of marketing practices, including deceptive telemarketing, deceptive prize notices, double ticketing, multi-level marketing, pyramid selling schemes, performance claims, false or misleading ordinary selling price claims, testimonials, bait and switch selling, selling products above advertised prices and promotional contests.

Under s. 76 of the Health Professions Procedural Code (which is Schedule 2 of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, SO 1991, c. 18), a College investigator has a power (under Part II of the Public Inquiries Act) to «inquire into and examine the practice of the member» and for that purpose may issue, without court authorization, a summons to require a person to give or produce relevant evidence to the investigator.

In addition to the «general» misleading advertising provisions discussed above, the Competition Act also contains a number of other criminal and civil provisions that prohibit or regulate specific types of marketing practices, including deceptive telemarketing, deceptive prize notices, double ticketing, multi-level marketing, pyramid selling schemes, performance claims, ordinary price claims (e.g., in relation to sales), test and testimonial claims, bait and switch selling and promotional contests.

Recognizing the need to prevent harm to the public from the unethical practice of law and recognizing the need to provide a clear and timely understanding of the ethics of practicing law; and further acting under its inherent power to regulate the practice of law, this court promulgates the following rules for the purpose of making available advisory opinions on the ethical considerations of the practice of law.

Section 5 of the FTC Act gives the agency enforcement authority over «unfair or deceptive acts or practices,» but exempts «common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce.»

The Sunrise Act states that a health profession should be regulated or scope of practice expanded only when:

16 SB 319 / HCSFA S. B. 319 (SUB)- 1 - HOUSE SUBSTITUTE TO SENATE BILL 319 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1 To amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and 2 businesses, so as to provide that professional counseling includes diagnosing emotional and 3 mental problems and conditions; to clarify that persons licensed as professional counselors, 4 social workers, and marriage and family therapists are not authorized to conduct 5 psychological testing; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for a 6 curriculum of continuing education relating to diagnosing; to provide for the establishment 7 of rules and regulations regarding testing conducted by licensed professional counselors; to 8 clarify that psychological testing is part of the practice of psychology; to provide that certain 9 licensed persons are able to perform certain tests other than psychological testing; to revise 10 definitions; to amend Code Section 37 -1-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 11 relating to definitions relative to the general provisions governing and regulating mental 12 health, so as to conform a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide an 13 effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.