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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Examples of when a waiver is prohibited by Federal law include:
(a) When the effect would be to waive or eliminate express statutory requirements;
(b) When a statute authorizes civil and criminal penalties;
(c) When it would result in a failure to ensure that proper health and safety standards are included in an AFA (section 403(e)(2));
(d) When it would result in a reduction of the level of trust services that would have been provided by the Secretary to individual Indians (section 403(g)(4));
(e) When it would limit or reduce the services, contracts, or funds to any other Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (section 406(a));
(f) When it would diminish the Federal trust responsibility to Tribes, individual Indians or Indians with trust allotments (Section 406(b)); or
(g) When it would violate Federal case law.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 25. Indians § 25.1000.228 What are examples of waivers prohibited by law? - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-25-indians/cfr-sect-25-1000-228/
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