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N.Y. DEA Law § 74

This is the official text of N.Y. DEA Law § 74, part of New York’s DEA Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "DEA Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Application for dispensation

Official statutory text

§ 74. Application for dispensation. 1. Employers in defense work may\nmake applications for dispensation pursuant to this article in such\nmanner and upon such forms as the commissioner of labor shall prescribe.\nThe commissioner of labor may, after hearing upon due notice, revoke\ndispensations not necessary to maintain maximum possible production in\ndefense work.\n 2. Where immediate dispensation is necessary in order to prevent\ninterference with maximum possible production in defense work, the\ncommissioner of labor may grant such dispensation provisionally for a\nperiod not to exceed one month. Such a provisional dispensation may be\nrevoked upon notice if subsequent investigation demonstrates that the\ndispensation is unwarranted.\n

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