regulation

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Abbott (1879)

Definitions from Case Law

From 341 U.S. 329 - Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Michigan Public Service Commission · 1951Most cited · 219 citing opinions

Although the end result might be prohibition of particular direct sales, to require appellant to secure a certificate of public convenience and necessity before it may enter a municipality already served by a public utility is regulation, not absolute prohibition.

United States Code

2 U.S.C. § 438 — under this section

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “rule” and “regulation” mean a provision or series of interrelated provisions stating a single, separable rule of law.

16 U.S.C. § 3371 — for the purposes of this chapter

The terms “law,” “treaty,” “regulation,” and “Indian tribal law” mean laws, treaties, regulations or Indian tribal laws which regulate the taking, possession, importation, exportation, transportation, or sale of fish or wildlife or plants.

25 U.S.C. § 2003 — in this section (2 versions over time)

In this section, the term “regulation” means any rule, regulation, guideline, interpretation, order, or requirement of general applicability prescribed by any officer or employee of the executive branch.

25 U.S.C. § 2021 — for the purposes of this chapter

The term “regulation” means any part of a statement of general or particular applicability of the Secretary designed to carry out, interpret, or prescribe law or policy in carrying out this Act.

49 U.S.C. § 31132 — in this subchapter

“regulation” includes a standard or order.

49 U.S.C. § 5302 — in this chapter (4 versions over time)

Regulation.—The term "regulation" means any part of a statement of general or particular applicability of the Secretary designed to carry out, interpret, or prescribe law or policy in carrying out this chapter.

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Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A qualification, restriction of limitation modifying or destroying the original act with which it is connected. See 163 Cal. 668, Ann. Cas. 1914A, 152, 126 Pac. 875.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The act of regulating; a rule or order prescribed for management or government; a regulating principle; a precept. See Curry v. Marvin, 2 Fla. 415; Ames v. Union Pac. Ry. Co. (C. Ct) 64 Fed. 178; Hunt v. Lambertville, 45 N. J. Law, 282.

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

The phrase, regulations of a department, in acts of congress, should be understood as meaning general rules relating to the subject upon which a department acts, made by the head of a department imder some act of congress conferring power to make such regulations, and thereby giving to them the force of law. It does not include a mere order of the president or of a secretary. Harvey V. United States, 3 Ct. of CI. 38. Rehabere facias seisiuam. That you cause to regain seisin. The name of a writ commanding a sheriff to restore seisin of an excess, where, in the execution of a writ of habere facias seiiinam, he had delivered seisin of more than he should.