19 CFR § 4.65a - Load lines.

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title: "19 CFR § 4.65a - Load lines."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
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section_name: "Load lines."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
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part_name: "VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES"
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# 4.65a Load lines.

(a) If a port director is notified by an officer of the United States Coast Guard that a detention order has been issued against a vessel engaged in the foreign trade under the International Voyage Load Line Act of 1973, clearance shall not be granted until the order is withdrawn.

(b) If a port director issues a detention order under the Coastwise Load Line Act, 1935, as amended, or is notified by an officer of the United States Coast Guard that a detention order has been issued against a vessel under the aforesaid Act, clearance shall not be granted until the order is withdrawn.

[T.D. 75-133, 40 FR 24518, June 9, 1975]