18 CFR Part 1c — Prohibition of Energy Market Manipulation

PART 1c—PROHIBITION OF ENERGY MARKET MANIPULATION Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717-717z; 16 U.S.C. 791-825r, 2601-2645; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352. Source: 71 FR 4258, Jan. 26, 2006, unless otherwise noted. § 1c.1 Prohibition of natural gas market manipulation. (a) It shall be unlawful for any entity, directly or indirectly, 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, (1) To use or employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud, (2) To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (3) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any entity. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a private right of action. § 1c.2 Prohibition of electric energy market manipulation. (a) It shall be unlawful for any entity, directly or indirectly, in connection with the purchase or sale of electric energy or the purchase or sale of transmission services subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, (1) To use or employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud, (2) To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (3) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any entity. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a private right of action.

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