Tableware and kitchen utensils: limitations on furnishing

§ 7578. Tableware and kitchen utensils: limitations on furnishing (a) Table linen, dishes, glassware, silver, and kitchen utensils may be furnished for use in messes temporarily set up on shore for bachelor officers and officers attached to— (1) seagoing vessels or district defense vessels; (2) aviation units based on seagoing vessels; (3) fleet air bases; (4) submarine bases; and (5) landing forces and expeditions. (b) Except as provided in subsection (a), no table linen, dishes, glassware, silver, or kitchen utensils may be furnished for use in residences or quarters occupied by officers on shore. (c) The Secretary of the Navy, to the extent he considers proper, may delegate the authority conferred by this section to any person in the Department of the Navy, with or without the authority to make successive redelegations.