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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 4— CHINA TRADE · § 142

§ 142. Definitions

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When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates—
(a)The term “person” includes individual, partnership, corporation, and association;
(b)The term “China” means
(1)China including Manchuria, Tibet, Mongolia, and any territory leased by China to any foreign government,
(2)the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, and
(3)the Province of Macao;
(c)The terms “China Trade Act corporation” and “corporation” mean a corporation chartered under the provisions of this chapter;
(d)The term “Federal district court” means any Federal district court, and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia;
(e)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce; and
(f)The term “registrar” means the China Trade Act registrar appointed under section 143 of this title.
(Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 2, 42 Stat. 849; June 25, 1936, ch. 804, 49 Stat. 1921; Treaty Jan. 11, 1943, 57 Stat. 767; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 32(a), 62 Stat. 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 127, 63 Stat. 107.)
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  • Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 2
  • 42 Stat. 849
  • June 25, 1936, ch. 804
  • 49 Stat. 1921
  • 57 Stat. 767
  • June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 32(a)
  • 62 Stat. 991
  • May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 127
  • 63 Stat. 107
  • act Dec. 22, 1944, ch. 691
  • 58 Stat. 1086
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§ 142
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ActSept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 2
Stat.42 Stat. 849
ActJune 25, 1936, ch. 804
Stat.49 Stat. 1921
Stat.57 Stat. 767
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