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15 U.S.C. § 717c-1 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 15. Commerce and Trade § 717c-1. Prohibition on market manipulation

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It shall be unlawful for any entity, directly or indirectly, to use or employ, in connection with the purchase or sale of natural gas or the purchase or sale of transportation services subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance (as those terms are used in section 78j(b) of this title) in contravention of such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe as necessary in the public interest or for the protection of natural gas ratepayers.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a private right of action.

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