---
kind: "section"
citation: "44 C.F.R. § 333.52"
title: "44"
number: "333.52"
heading: "Directives."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/44/333.52"
---

# §333.52. Directives.

- (a) A directive is an official action which requires a person to take or refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with its provisions.
- (b) A person must comply with each directive issued. However, a person may not use or extend a directive to obtain any items from a supplier, unless expressly authorized to do so in the directive.
- (c) A priorities directive takes precedence over all DX-rated orders, DO-rated orders, and unrated orders previously or subsequently received, unless a contrary instruction appears in the directive.
- (d) An allocations directive takes precedence over all priorities directives, DX-rated orders, DO-rated orders, and unrated orders previously or subsequently received, unless a contrary instruction appears in the directive.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 313, 314; 50 U.S.C. 4511, et seq.; E.O. 13603, 77 FR 16651; E.O. 13909, 85 FR 16227; E.O. 13911, 85 FR 18403; DHS Delegation 09052, Rev. 00 (Jan. 3, 2017); DHS Delegation 09052 Rev 00.1 (Apr. 1, 2020).

### Source

Source: 85 FR 28510, May 13, 2020, unless otherwise noted.