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§53516 Termination of Agreement After Change in Regulations

Title 46 › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part C — Financial Assistance Programs › CHAPTER 535 — CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS › § 53516

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

A person who runs a fund can end the agreement if new joint rules or rules made by the Secretary significantly change their rights or duties.

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Title 46, §53516

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If, after an agreement has been made under this chapter, a change is made either in the joint regulations or in the regulations prescribed by the Secretary under this chapter that could have a substantial effect on the rights or duties of a person maintaining a fund under this chapter, that person may terminate the agreement.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5351646 App.:1177(l) (last sentence).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VI, § 607(l) (last sentence), 49 Stat. 2005; June 23, 1938, ch. 600, §§ 23–28, 52 Stat. 960; Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 417, § 10, 53 Stat. 1185; July 17, 1952, ch. 939, §§ 17–19, 66 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 85–637, Aug. 14, 1958, 72 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 86–518, § 1, June 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 87–45, § 6, May 27, 1961, 75 Stat. 91; Pub. L. 87–271, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 570; restated Pub. L. 91–469, § 21(a), Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1032; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(97)(A), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 162.

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46 U.S.C. § 53516

Title 46, Shipping

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102