§ 875. — Powers of officers as notaries.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC875]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 17--NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 875. Powers of officers as notaries
In places where the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
is serving which are not within the jurisdiction of any one of the
States of the continental United States, excluding Alaska, commanding
officers of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessels, and
such other officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration as the Secretary of Commerce may designate, may exercise
the general powers of the notary public in the administration of oaths
for the execution, acknowledgment, and attestation of instruments and
papers, and the performance of all other notarial acts. The powers
conferred shall be limited to acts performed in behalf of the personnel
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or in connection
with the proper execution of the functions of that agency.
(Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 932, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 988; Pub. L. 86-624, Sec. 24,
July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 418; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 13, 1965,
30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970,
35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.)
Amendments
1960--Pub. L. 86-624 substituted ``the States of the continental
United States, excluding Alaska'' for ``the several States''.
Transfer of Functions
Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Weather Bureau to form a
new agency in Department of Commerce to be known as Environmental
Science Services Administration, and commissioned officers of Survey
transferred to ESSA, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965,
30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note under section 851 of this
title. The Reorg. Plan also transferred to Secretary of Commerce all
functions of Coast and Geodetic Survey and Director of Survey.
Subsequently, Environmental Science Services Administration abolished,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established, and
Commissioned Officer Corps of ESSA redesignated Commissioned Officer
Corps of NOAA by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R.
15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees. For further details, see note set out under
section 851 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 876 of this title.
