33 USC § 1480 - Notification by Secretary of State

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s1480"
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title: "33 USC § 1480 - Notification by Secretary of State"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "1480"
section_name: "Notification by Secretary of State"
chapter_number: 28
chapter_name: "POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–248, § 11, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 10.)"
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# § 1480. Notification by Secretary of State

The Secretary of State shall notify without delay foreign states concerned, the Secretary-General of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, and persons affected by measures taken under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–248, § 11, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 10.)