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# 46 U.S.C. § 14503 - Certificate of measurement
## Text
(a) The Secretary shall prescribe the certificate to be issued as evidence of a vessels measurement under this chapter.
(b) The certificate shall be maintained as required by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 99509, title V, § 5101(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1923; Pub. L. 111281, title III, § 303(e)(2), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2925.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision NotesRevised section 14503 Source: Section (U.S. Code) 46 App. U.S.C. 72. Section 14503 requires the Secretary to issue a certificate, in a manner that is to be prescribed by the Secretary, as evidence of a vessels regulatory measurement.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2010—Pub. L. 111281 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).