---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 159.51"
title: "33"
number: "159.51"
heading: "Purpose and scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/159.51"
---

# §159.51. Purpose and scope.

- (a) This subpart prescribes regulations governing the design and construction of marine sanitation devices.
- (b) Unless otherwise authorized by the Coast Guard each device for which certification under this part is requested must meet the requirements of this subpart.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1322(b)(1); 49 CFR 1.45(b). Subpart E also issued under authority of sec. 1(a)(4), Pub. L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 73-83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, unless otherwise noted.