Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Code of Federal Regulations
The annual collection of executive-agency regulations published in the daily Federal Register, combined with previously issued regulations that are still in effect. - Abbr. CFR.
Deregulation
n. The reduction or elimination of governmental control of business, esp. to permit free markets and competition. - deregulate, ub.
Dormant Commerce Clause. The constitutional principle that the Commerce Clause prevents state regulation of interstate commercial activity even when Congress has not acted under its Commerce Clause po
Commerce Court. See COURT
Federal Acquisition Regulation
A federal regulation that governs contracting methods, requirements, and procedures with the federal government. 48 CFR ch. 1. - Also termed Federal Procurement Regulation.
Federal Aviation Regulation
A federal regulation governing the safety, maintenance, and piloting of civil aircraft. 14 CFR ch. 1. - Abbr. FAR.
Federal Procurement Regulation
See FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.
Regulation A.
An SEC regulation that exempts stock offerings of up to $5 million from certain registration requirements.
Regulation D
An SEC regulation that exempts certain stock offerings (such as those offered by private sale) from registration under the Securities Act of 1933.
Regulation J
A Federal Reserve Board regulation that governs the collection of checks by and the transfer of funds through member banks.
Regulation Q
A Federal Reserve Board regulation that sets interest-rate ceilings and regulates advertising of interest on savings accounts. a This regulation, which applies to all commercial banks, was created by the Banking Act of 1933.
Regulation T
A Federal Reserve Board regulation that limits the amount of credit that a securities broker or dealer may extend to a customer, and that sets initial margin requirements and payment rules for securities transactions. ( The credit limit and margin rules usu. require the customer to provide between 40 and 60% of the purchase price.
Regulation U
A Federal Reserve Board regulation that limits the amount of credit that a bank may extend to a customer who buys or carries securities on margin.
Regulation X
A HUD regulation that implements the provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. See REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT.
Regulation Z
A Federal Reserve Board regulation that implements the provisions of the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act for member banks. See CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT.
Treasury Regulation
A regulation promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department to explain or interpret a section of the Internal Revenue Code. ( Treasury Regulations are binding on all taxpayers. - Abbr. Treas. Reg.
agency regulation
see regulation (2).
federal regulations
See CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
land-use regulation
An ordinance or other legislative enactment intended to govern the development of real estate. "Public regulation of the use and development of land comes in a variety of forms which generally focus on four aspects of land use: (1) the type of use, such as whether it will be used for agricultural, commercial, industrial, or residential purposes; (2) the density of use, manifested in concerns over the height, width, bulk, or environmental impact of the physical structures on the land; (3) the aesthetic impact of the use, which may include the design and placement of structures on the land; and (4) the effect of the particular use of the land on the cultural and social values of the community, illustrated by community conflicts over adult entertainment, housing for service-dependent groups such as low-income families and developmentally disabled persons, and whether the term family should be defined in land use regulations to include persons who are not related by blood or marriage." Peter W. Salsich, Jr., Land Use Regulation 1 (1991).
merit regulation
Under state blue-sky laws, the practice of requiring securities offerings not only to be accompanied by a full and adequate disclosure but also to be substantively fair, just, and equitable.
proposed regulation
A draft administrative regulation that is circulated among interested parties for comment. - Abbr. prop. reg.
regulation
n. 1. The act or process of controlling by rule or restriction <the federal regulation of the airline industry>. 2. BYLAW (1) <the CEO referred to the corporate regulation>. 3. A rule or order, having legal force, issued by an administrative agency or a local government <Treasury regulations explain and interpret the Internal Revenue Code>. - Also termed (in sense 3) agency regulation; subordinate legislation; delegated legislation. - Often shortened to reg; Reg. - regulate, ub. - regulatory, regulable, adj. See MERIT REGULATION.
traffic regulation
A prescribed rule of conduct for traffic; a rule intended to promote the orderly and safe flow of traffic.