Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 33 : Section 1523


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1523. General procedures; issuance and enforcement of orders; scope of authority; evidentiary matters

      The Secretary or his delegate shall have the authority to issue
    and enforce orders during proceedings brought under this chapter.
    Such authority shall include the authority to issue subpenas,
    administer oaths, compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses
    and the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence,
    to take depositions before any designated individual competent to
    administer oaths, and to examine witnesses.



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