46 Usc 56103

46 USC 56103
NB: This unofficial compilation of the U.S. Code is current as of Jan. 4, 2012 (see http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/uscprint.html).

TITLE 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine
Part E - Control of Merchant Marine Capabilities
CHAPTER 561 - RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS
§ 56103. Conditional approvals
(a) In General.— In approving an act or transaction under section 56101 or 56102 of this title, the
Secretary of Transportation may do so absolutely or upon conditions the Secretary considers advisable.
The Secretary shall state the conditions in the notice of approval.
(b) Violations.— A violation of a condition of approval is subject to the same penalties as a violation
resulting from an act done without the required approval. The violation occurs at the time the condition
is violated.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1654.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

56103
46 App.:839 (1st par.).
Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 451, § 41 (1st par.), as added July 15, 1918, ch. 152, §
4, 40 Stat. 902; Exec. Order No. 6166, June 10, 1933, § 12; June 29, 1936,
ch. 858, title II, § 204, title IX, § 904, 49 Stat. 1987, 2016; Pub. L. 97–31, §
12(32), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 156.

This section is substituted for the source provision to eliminate unnecessary words.

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