[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR52.23]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 52_BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS OF THE COAST GUARD

--Table of Contents

 

           Subpart C_General Provisions Regarding Applications

 

Sec. 52.23  Counsel.



    (a) Applicants may be represented by counsel at their own expense. 

Applicants whose cases are processed under the Whistleblower Protection 

Act and who are granted a hearing by the Board may be entitled to 

representation by a Coast Guard law specialist. 10 U.S.C. 1034(f)(3)(A).

    (b) As used in this part, the term ``counsel'' includes attorneys 

who are members in good standing of any bar; accredited representatives 

of veterans' organizations recognized by the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 5902; and other persons who, in the 

opinion of the Chair, are competent to represent the applicant for 

correction. Whenever the term ``applicant'' is used in these rules, 

except in Sec. 52.21(c), the term shall mean an applicant or his or her 

counsel.