32 C.F.R. § 700.102 Statutory authority for issuance of United States Navy Regulations.
Title 32 - National Defense
Title 10, United States Code, section 6011, provides that United States Navy Regulations shall be issued by the Secretary of the Navy. Regulations issued under this authority are permanent regulations of general applicability, as opposed to regulations issued by the Secretary under §700.104.
Title 32: National Defense
PART 700—UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS
Subpart A—Navy Regulations
§ 700.102 Statutory authority for issuance of United States Navy Regulations.

