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(c) A certificate of inspection issued pursuant to this section may 

 at any time be voluntarily surrendered and shall be withdrawn and 

 suspended or revoked for noncompliance with any applicable re- 

 quirements of sections 390-390g, 404, and 526f of this title or 

 regulations thereunder. 



Violations; penalty; liability; jurisdiction 



46 U.S.C. 390d 



Any owner, master, or person in charge of any vessel subject to 

 sections 390-390g, 404, and 526f of this title who violates the pro- 

 visions of said sections, or the rules and regulations established here- 

 under, shall be liable to the United States in a penalty of not more 

 than $1,000 for each such violation, for which sum the passenger- 

 carrying vessel shall be liable and may be seized and proceeded 

 against by way of libel in any district court of the United States 

 having jurisdiction of the violation. 



International Convention requirements unaffected 



46 U.S.C. 390e 



Nothing contained in sections 390-390g, 404, and 526f of this title 

 shall be deemed to amend, alter, or otherwise affect the requirements 

 of any International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea. 



Delegation of Functions 



The following Treasury Department Order 167-20 (21 F.R. 4894) 

 was issued by the Acting Secretary of the Treasury under date of 

 June 18, 1956 : 



By virtue of the authority vested in me by Reorganization Plan 

 No. 26 of 1950 and 14 U.S.C. 631, there are transferred to the 

 Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, the functions of the Secretary of the 

 Treasury under the act of May 10, 1956 (Public Law 519, 84th Cong., 

 Sec. 3, 70 Stat. 152 ; 46 U.S.C. 390-390g, 404) an act which related to 

 the inspection of certain vessels carrying passengers. 



The Commandant may make provision for the performance by 

 subordinates in the Coast Guard of any of the functions transferred 

 except the functions of prescribing fees, charges, rules, and 

 regulations. 



