Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-110
§3803 Administration and Enforcement
Title 33 › CHAPTER 51 — CLEAN HULLS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 3803
Summary
Secretary enforces the Convention and chapter for vessels unless the chapter says otherwise; Administrator enforces subchapter III except section 3841(b) and (c). Both may make regulations.
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Title 33, §3803
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(a)In general
Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, with respect to a vessel, the Secretary shall administer and enforce the Convention and this chapter.
(b)Administrator (c) Regulations
Except with respect to section 3841(b) and (c) of this title, the Administrator shall administer and enforce subchapter III.
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This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), was in the original “this title”, meaning title X of Pub. L. 111–281, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3023, which enacted this chapter and repealed chapter 37 (§ 2401 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of title X to the Code, see Tables.
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33 U.S.C. § 3803
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110