2011 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle VII - Security and Drug Enforcement (§§ 70101 - 70508)
Chapter 705 - MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT (§§ 70501 - 70508)
Section 70508 - Operation of submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle VII - Security and Drug Enforcement CHAPTER 705 - MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT Sec. 70508 - Operation of submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality |
Contains | section 70508 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 110-407, title II, §202(a), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4299. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 122 Stat. 4299 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 110-407 |
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(1)
(A) a vessel of the United States or lawfully registered in a foreign nation as claimed by the master or individual in charge of the vessel when requested to make a claim by an officer of the United States authorized to enforce applicable provisions of United States law;
(B) classed by and designed in accordance with the rules of a classification society;
(C) lawfully operated in government-regulated or licensed activity, including commerce, research, or exploration; or
(D) equipped with and using an operable automatic identification system, vessel monitoring system, or long range identification and tracking system.
(2)
(A) government documents evidencing the vessel's nationality at the time of the offense, as provided in article 5 of the 1958 Convention on the High Seas;
(B) a certificate of classification issued by the vessel's classification society upon completion of relevant classification surveys and valid at the time of the offense; or
(C) government documents evidencing licensure, regulation, or registration for research or exploration.
(d)
(Added Pub. L. 110–407, title II, §202(a), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4299.)
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