---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 502.410"
title: "46"
number: "502.410"
heading: "Representation of parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/502.410"
---

# §502.410. Representation of parties.

- (a) The provisions of [§ 502.21](/cfr/46/502.21.md) apply to the representation of parties in dispute resolution proceedings, as do the provisions of [§ 502.27](/cfr/46/502.27.md) regarding the representation of parties by nonattorneys.
- (b) A neutral in a dispute resolution proceeding may require participants to demonstrate authority to enter into a binding agreement reached by means of a dispute resolution proceeding.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 66 FR 43513, Aug. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504, 551, 552, 553, 556(c), 559, 561-569, 571-584; 591-596; 18 U.S.C. 207; 28 U.S.C. 2112(a); 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C., 40103-40104, 40304, 40306, 40501-40503, 40701-40706, 41101-41109, 41301-41309, 44101-44106, 46105; 5 CFR part 2635.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 44369, Nov. 6, 1984, unless otherwise noted.