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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="22-504" title_number="22" title_name="Poisons, Dangerous Household Substances, Flammable Products, and Hazardous Materials" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Hazardous Materials">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Notwithstanding the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, if the Secretary believes that a toy or other article presents an imminent electrical, mechanical, or thermal hazard to the public health and that proper labeling cannot correct the hazard, the Secretary shall issue a temporary rule or regulation, effective immediately, that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Declares the toy or other article to be a banned hazardous material; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Requires its immediate removal from commerce.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Immediately after the Secretary issues a temporary rule or regulation under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Give notice of and hold a hearing on the temporary rule or regulation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>As promptly as possible, complete proceedings under § 22-502 of this subtitle for adoption of the rule or regulation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Secretary shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.</text>
  </level>
</section>
