§ 1461. — Rules and regulations governing inspection and copying.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC1461]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 31--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Sec. 1461. Rules and regulations governing inspection and
copying
Nothing in sections 1460 to 1463 of this title shall be construed to
limit or restrict in any manner the authority of the Secretary of the
Interior to prescribe such rules and regulations as he may deem proper
governing the inspection of the records of said department and its
various bureaus by the general public, and any person having any
particular interest in any of such records may be permitted to take
copies of such records under such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.
(Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 37 Stat. 498.)
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 489 of Title 5 prior to
the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out
under section 1451 of this title.
