32 CFR § 1602.1 - Definitions to govern.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s1602.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 1602.1 - Definitions to govern."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "1602.1"
section_name: "Definitions to govern."
chapter_name: "SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM"
part_number: "1602"
part_name: "DEFINITIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451  E.O. 11623."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 4643, Feb. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1602"
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# 1602.1 Definitions to govern.

The definitions contained in section 16 of the Military Selective Service Act, and the definitions contained in this part shall govern in the interpretation of the regulations of this chapter.