2022 U.S. Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle I - General
Chapter 5 - Other General Provisions
Sec. 504 - Remission of fees and penalties
46 U.S.C. § 504 (2022) | ||||||
§504. Remission of fees and penalties | ||||||
Any part of a fee, tax, or penalty paid or a forfeiture incurred under a law or regulation relating to vessels or seamen may be remitted if— (1) application for the remission is made within one year after the date of the payment or forfeiture; and (2) it is found that the fee, tax, penalty, or forfeiture was improperly or excessively imposed. |
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(Pub. L. 109–304, §4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1491.) |
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This section replaces 46 U.S.C. 2108, which was enacted as part of the codification of subtitle II of title 46 in 1983. That provision was based on section 26 of the Act of June 26, 1884, ch. 121, 23 Stat. 59, which prior to the subtitle II codification appeared at 46 U.S.C. 8 (1982 ed.). In the enactment of 46 U.S.C. 2108, the scope of the 1884 provision was narrowed, presumably inadvertently. This section restores the remissions authority to its prior scope. Note that 19 C.F.R. §4.24 (2003) still refers to "the authority to make refunds in accordance with section 26 of the Act of June 26, 1884 (46 U.S.C. 8)" as if that provision had not been replaced by 46 U.S.C. 2108 in 1983. |
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United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 46 - SHIPPING | ||||||
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Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle I - General CHAPTER 5 - OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 504 - Remission of fees and penalties |
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23 Stat. 59 120 Stat. 1491 |
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Public Law 109-304 |