---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1502.19"
title: "16"
number: "1502.19"
heading: "Commencement of functions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1502.19"
---

# §1502.19. Commencement of functions.


The functions of the presiding officer begin upon designation and end upon the filing of the initial decision.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1261(q)(1)(B), 1262(a), 1262(e), 1269(a); 15 U.S.C. 1474(a); 21 U.S.C. 371(e)-(g).

### Source

Source: 56 FR 9278, Mar. 6, 1991, unless otherwise noted.