42 USC § 5424 - Rules and regulations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s5424"
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title: "42 USC § 5424 - Rules and regulations"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5424"
section_name: "Rules and regulations"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 625, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 713.)"
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# § 5424. Rules and regulations

The Secretary is authorized to issue, amend, and revoke such rules and regulations as he deems necessary to carry out this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 625, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 713.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective upon the expiration of 180 days following , see , set out as a note under .

### Regulations and Procedures With Regard to Manufactured Homes

> “In adopting regulations and procedures in accordance with this subsection [see Tables for classification] the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall have discretion to take actions in a manner which he deems necessary to insure that the public is fully aware of the distinctions between the various types of factory-built housing.”

, , , provided that: