SAVING CLAUSES

[Provision in the Federal Trade Commission Act, 52 Stat. 111]

SEC. 5 (a) [15 U. S. C., Sup. V, 45]. Unfair methods of competition in commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce, are hereby declared unlawful.

The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, air carriers and foreign air carriers subject to the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, and persons, partnerships, or corporations subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, except as provided in section 406 (b) of said Act, from using unfair methods of competition in commerce and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce. (As amended by section 1107 (f) of the Civil Aeronautics Act.)

[Provisions in part II of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 Stat. 545]

SEC. 203 (b) [49 U. S. C., Sup. V, 303]. Nothing in this part, except the provisions of section 204 relative to qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees and safety of operation or standards of equipment shall be construed to include 7 (a) the transportation of persons or property by motor vehicle when incidental to transportation by aircraft *. (As amended by section 1107

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(j) of the Civil Aeronautics Act.) SEC. 204 (a) [49 U. S. C., Sup. V, 304]. It shall be the duty of the Commission

(1) To regulate common carriers by motor vehicle as provided in this part, and to that end the Commission may establish reasonable requirements with respect to continuous and adequate service, transportation of baggage and express, uniform systems of accounts, records, and reports, preservation of records, qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees, and safety of operation and equipment.

(2) To regulate contract carriers by motor vehicle as provided in this part, and to that end the Commission may establish reasonable requirements with respect to uniform systems of accounts, records, and reports, preservation of records, qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees, and safety of operation and equipment. (3) To establish for private carriers of property by motor vehicle, if need therefor is found, reasonable requirements to promote safety of operations, and to that end prescribe qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees, and standards of equipment. In the event such requirements are established, the term "motor carrier" shall be construed to include private carriers of property by motor vehicle in the administration of sections 204 (c); 205; 220; 221; 222 (a), (b), (d), (f), and (g); and 224, of this part (as amended by the Transportation Act of 1940, Public No. 785, approved September 18, 1940).

(4) To regulate brokers as provided in this part, and to that end the Commission may establish reasonable requirements with respect to licensing, financial responsibility, accounts, records, reports, operations, and practices of any such person or persons.

(5) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions pertaining to safety, the Commission may avail itself of the assistance of any of the several research agencies of the Federal Government having special knowledge of any such matter, to conduct such scientific and technical researches, investigations, and tests as may be necessary to promote the safety of operation and equipment of motor vehicles as provided in this part; the Commission may transfer to such agency or agencies such funds as may be necessary and available to make this provision effective.

(6) To administer, execute, and enforce all provisions of this part, to make all necessary orders in connection therewith, and to prescribe rules, regulations, and procedure for such administration;

[Paragraph 4 (a) as added by, and paragraph 7 as restated by the Transportation Act of 1940, Public No. 785, approved September 18, 1940, are not included.]