46 USC § 53516 - Termination of agreement after change in regulations

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title: "46 USC § 53516 - Termination of agreement after change in regulations"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "53516"
section_name: "Termination of agreement after change in regulations"
chapter_number: 535
chapter_name: "CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Financial Assistance Programs"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1600.)"
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# § 53516. Termination of agreement after change in regulations

If, after an agreement has been made under this chapter, a change is made either in the joint regulations or in the regulations prescribed by the Secretary under this chapter that could have a substantial effect on the rights or duties of a person maintaining a fund under this chapter, that person may terminate the agreement.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1600.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 53516 | 46 App.:1177(l) (last sentence). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VI, § 607(l) (last sentence), 49 Stat. 2005; June 23, 1938, ch. 600, §§ 23–28, 52 Stat. 960; Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 417, § 10, 53 Stat. 1185; July 17, 1952, ch. 939, §§ 17–19, 66 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 85–637, Aug. 14, 1958, 72 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 86–518, § 1, June 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 87–45, § 6, May 27, 1961, 75 Stat. 91; Pub. L. 87–271, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 570; restated Pub. L. 91–469, § 21(a), Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1032; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(97)(A), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 162. |