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# 33 U.S.C. § 231 - Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, § 8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435

## Notes

Section, act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1, 30 Stat. 102, related to distress signals.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective Dec. 24, 1981, see section 7 of Pub. L. 96–591, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 1604 of this title.