46 U.S.C. § 12303 — Exemption from numbering requirements

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Exemption from numbering requirements

46 U.S.C. § 12303

Chapter123 — NUMBERING UNDOCUMENTED VESSELS

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46 U.S.C. § 12303.

Text

(a)When the Secretary is the authority issuing a number under this chapter, the Secretary may exempt a vessel or class of vessels from the numbering requirements of this chapter under conditions the Secretary may prescribe.

(b)When a State is the issuing authority, it may exempt from the numbering requirements of this chapter a vessel or class of vessels exempted under subsection (a) of this section or otherwise as permitted by the Secretary.

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(a) When the Secretary is the authority issuing a number under this chapter, the Secretary may exempt a vessel or class of vessels from the numbering requirements of this chapter under conditions the Secretary may prescribe.
(b) When a State is the issuing authority, it may exempt from the numbering requirements of this chapter a vessel or class of vessels exempted under subsection (a) of this section or otherwise as permitted by the Secretary.

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History

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 591.)

Editorial Notes

Section 12303 permits the Secretary and any State, when it is the issuing authority, to exempt vessels from the numbering requirements.

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46 U.S.C. § 12303, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/usc/46/12303.