2016 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part H - Identification of Vessels
Chapter 123 - Numbering Undocumented Vessels
Sec. 12303 - Exemption from numbering requirements

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Citation 46 U.S.C. § 12303 (2016)
Section Name §12303. Exemption from numbering requirements
Section 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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(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 591.)

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12303 46:1468

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

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 46 - SHIPPING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part H - Identification of Vessels
CHAPTER 123 - NUMBERING UNDOCUMENTED VESSELS
Sec. 12303 - Exemption from numbering requirements
Contains section 12303
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 97 Stat. 591
Public Law References Public Law 98-89
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