25 CFR § 542.4 - How do these regulations affect minimum internal control standards established in a Tribal-State compact?

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title: "25 CFR § 542.4 - How do these regulations affect minimum internal control standards established in a Tribal-State compact?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "542.4"
section_name: "How do these regulations affect minimum internal control standards established in a Tribal-State compact?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "542"
part_name: "MINIMUM INTERNAL CONTROL STANDARDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "25 U.S.C. 2706(b)(10)."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 43400, June 27, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 542.4 How do these regulations affect minimum internal control standards established in a Tribal-State compact?

(a) If there is a direct conflict between an internal control standard established in a Tribal-State compact and a standard or requirement set forth in this part, then the internal control standard established in a Tribal-State compact shall prevail.

(b) If an internal control standard in a Tribal-State compact provides a level of control that equals or exceeds the level of control under an internal control standard or requirement set forth in this part, then the Tribal-State compact standard shall prevail.

(c) If an internal control standard or a requirement set forth in this part provides a level of control that exceeds the level of control under an internal control standard established in a Tribal-State compact, then the internal control standard or requirement set forth in this part shall prevail.