33 USC 1523 – General procedures; issuance and enforcement of orders; scope of authority; evidentiary matters
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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.
Terms Used In 33 USC 1523
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Transportation. See 33 USC 1502
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.