(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.
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Revised section |
Source section (U.S. Code) |
12303 |
46:1468 |
Section 12303 permits the Secretary and any State, when it is the issuing authority, to exempt vessels from the numbering requirements.