30 USC § 822 - Representation of Secretary in civil litigation by Solicitor of Labor

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section_name: "Representation of Secretary in civil litigation by Solicitor of Labor"
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# § 822. Representation of Secretary in civil litigation by Solicitor of Labor

section 518(a) of title 28

Except as provided in , relating to litigation before the Supreme Court, the Solicitor of Labor may appear for and represent the Secretary in any civil litigation brought under this chapter but all such litigation shall be subject to the direction and control of the Attorney General.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–173, title I, § 112, as added Pub. L. 95–164, title II, § 201, Nov. 9, 1977, 91 Stat. 1313.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in  prior to the amendment of this subchapter by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 120 days after , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under .