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Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 28 - POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION (§§ 1471 - 1487)
Section 1476 - Emergencies
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Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 28 - POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION Sec. 1476 - Emergencies |
Contains | section 1476 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 93-248, §7, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 9. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 88 Stat. 9 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 93-248 |
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33 USC § 1476 (2011)
§1476. Emergencies
In cases of extreme urgency requiring measures to be taken immediately, the Secretary may take those measures rendered necessary by the urgency of the situation without the prior consultation or notification as required by section 1475 of this title or without the continuation of consultations already begun.
(Pub. L. 93–248, §7, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 9.)
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