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provide that only those activities regulated by the Public
Service Commission are exempt from the Consumer Protection
Act. a public service company, to the extent that the
company's services and operations are subject to the
jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission, is exempt
from the Consumer Protection Act.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Commercial Law
Section 13-104
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1983 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Commercial Law

13-104.

This title does not apply to:

(1)  The professional services of a certified public
accountant, architect, clergyman, professional engineer, lawyer,
veterinarian, insurance company authorized to do business in the
State, insurance agent or broker licensed by the State, Christian
Science practitioner, land surveyor, property line surveyor,
optometrist, physical therapist, podiatrist, real estate broker
or salesman, or medical or dental practitioner; OR

(2) [A merchant regulated by the Public Service

Commission; or

(2) ACTIVITIES REGULATED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE

COMMISSION; OR

(2) A PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE
COMPANY'S SERVICES AND OPERATIONS ARE REGULATED BY THE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION; OR

(3)] A television or radio broadcasting station or
a publisher or printer of a newspaper, magazine, or other form of
printed advertising who broadcasts, publishes, or prints an
advertisement which violates this title, unless the station,
publisher, or printer engages in an unfair or deceptive trade
practice in the sale of its own goods or services or has
knowledge that the advertising is in violation of this title.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 29, 1984.