6 Del. Admin. Code § 106-1.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 5, November 1, 2024

Section 106-1.0 - Authority

1.1 Authority. The Director of the Division of Consumer Protection enforces the Consumer Fraud Act pursuant to the authority granted to that Director through 29 Del.C. § 2520, and has the authority to promulgate rules and regulations to implement or clarify the statutes that the Division of Consumer Protection is charged to enforce or otherwise to carry out the purposes of those statutes pursuant to 29 Del.C. §§ 2520(6) and 2521. The Division of Consumer Protection has designated the Director of the Consumer Protection Unit to promulgate this regulation.

1.2 Scope. This regulation of the Consumer Fraud Act covers certain unlawful practices covering home improvement transactions but shall not cover new construction of single-family dwellings or rebuilding all or substantially all of an existing or preexisting single-family dwelling.

1.3 Construction. This regulation shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of the Consumer Fraud Act, 6 Del.C. § 2511, et seq.

1.4 Severability. If, for any reason, any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this regulation or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or provisions of its application to any other person or circumstance, and to this end each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this regulation is hereby declared severable.

6 Del. Admin. Code § 106-1.0

27 DE Reg. 254 (10/1/2023) (Final)