PART I. ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE XV. REGULATION OF TRADE
CHAPTER 93A. REGULATION OF BUSINESS PRACTICES FOR CONSUMERS PROTECTION
ALM GL ch. 93A, § 2
§ 2. Unfair Methods of Competition, etc., Declared Unlawful; Legislative Intent; Rules and Regulations.
(a)
Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or
commerce are hereby declared unlawful.
(b)
It is the intent of the legislature that in construing paragraph (a) of this section in actions brought
under sections four, nine and eleven, the courts will be guided by the interpretations given by the Federal
Trade Commission and the Federal Courts to section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C.
45(a)(1)), as from time to time amended.
(c)
The attorney general may make rules and regulations interpreting the provisions of subsection 2(a) of this
chapter. Such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the rules, regulations and decisions of the
Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Courts interpreting the provisions of 15 U.S.C. 45(a)(1) (The Federal
Trade Commission Act), as from time to time amended.
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