Section 41304 - Hearings and orders(a) OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.-The Federal Maritime Commission shall provide an opportunity for a hearing before issuing an order relating to a violation of this part or a regulation prescribed under this part.(b) MODIFICATION OF ORDER.-The Commission may reverse, suspend, or modify any of its orders.(c) REHEARING.-On application of a party to a proceeding, the Commission may grant a rehearing of the same or any matter determined in the proceeding. Except by order of the Commission, a rehearing does not operate as a stay of an order.(d) PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS.-An order of the Commission remains in effect for the period specified in the order or until suspended, modified, or set aside by the Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction. Pub. L. 109-304, §7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1546.| HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES |
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 41304(a) | 46 App.:1713(a) (1st sentence). | Pub. L. 98-237, §14(a), (b), Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 83. |
| 41304(b) | 46 App.:1713(b) (1st sentence 1st-12th words). | |
| 41304(c) | 46 App.:1713(b) (1st sentence 13th-last words, last sentence). | |
| 41304(d) | 46 App.:1713(a) (last sentence). | |
In subsection (a), the words "upon sworn complaint or on its own motion" are omitted as unnecessary.