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# 16 U.S.C. § 690h - “Person” defined

## Text

As used in sections 690 to 690i of this title the term “person” includes an individual, partnership, association, or corporation.

(Apr. 23, 1928, ch. 413, § 10, 45 Stat. 450.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextSection 690i, included within the reference to sections 690 to 690i, was omitted from the Code.