16 USC § 1439 - Regulations

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title: "16 USC § 1439 - Regulations"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "1439"
section_name: "Regulations"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "MARINE SANCTUARIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 92–532, title III, § 308, formerly § 309, as added Pub. L. 98–498, title I, § 102, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2303; renumbered § 308, Pub. L. 100–627, title II, § 203(2), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3214; Pub. L. 106–513, § 9, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2387.)"
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# § 1439. Regulations

The Secretary may issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–532, title III, § 308, formerly § 309, as added Pub. L. 98–498, title I, § 102, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2303; renumbered § 308, Pub. L. 100–627, title II, § 203(2), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3214; Pub. L. 106–513, § 9, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2387.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was classified to , prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2000— amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.”