Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-110
§41304 Hearings and Orders
Title 46 › Subtitle IV — Regulation of Ocean Shipping › Part A — Ocean Shipping › CHAPTER 413 — ENFORCEMENT › § 41304
Summary
Commission must hear cases before issuing orders under this part; it can reverse, suspend, or modify orders; parties may seek rehearing, but that does not stay an order unless Commission orders a stay; orders remain as stated or until changed by Commission or court.
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Title 46, §41304
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(a)Opportunity for Hearing.—
The Federal Maritime Commission shall provide an opportunity for a hearing before issuing an order relating to a violation of this part or a regulation prescribed under this part.
(b)Modification of Order.—
The Commission may reverse, suspend, or modify any of its orders.
(c)Rehearing.—
On application of a party to a proceeding, the Commission may grant a rehearing of the same or any matter determined in the proceeding. Except by order of the Commission, a rehearing does not operate as a stay of an order.
(d)Period of Effectiveness.—
An order of the Commission remains in effect for the period specified in the order or until suspended, modified, or set aside by the Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 41304(a)46 App.:1713(a) (1st sentence).Pub. L. 98–237, § 14(a), (b), Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 83. 41304(b)46 App.:1713(b) (1st sentence 1st–12th words). 41304(c)46 App.:1713(b) (1st sentence 13th–last words, last sentence). 41304(d)46 App.:1713(a) (last sentence). In subsection (a), the words “upon sworn complaint or on its own motion” are omitted as unnecessary.
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46 U.S.C. § 41304
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110