2013 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine (§§ 50101 - 58109)
Part F - Government-Owned Merchant Vessels (§§ 57101 - 57533)
Chapter 575 - CONSTRUCTION, CHARTER, AND SALE OF VESSELS (§§ 57501 - 57533)
Subchapter II - CHARTERS (§§ 57511 - 57521)
Section 57511 - Demise charters
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle V - Merchant Marine Part F - Government-Owned Merchant Vessels CHAPTER 575 - CONSTRUCTION, CHARTER, AND SALE OF VESSELS SUBCHAPTER II - CHARTERS Sec. 57511 - Demise charters |
| Contains | section 57511 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1666. |
| Statutes at Large References | 49 Stat. 2010 95 Stat. 163 120 Stat. 1666 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 97-31, Public Law 109-304 |
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A charter by the Secretary of Transportation under this chapter shall demise the vessel to the charterer subject to all usual conditions contained in a bareboat charter. The charter shall be for a term the Secretary considers to be in the best interest of the United States Government and the merchant marine.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1666.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 57511 | 46 App.:1201. | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VII, §711, 49 Stat. 2010; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(113), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 163. |
The words "for a term the Secretary considers to be" are substituted for "until January 1, 1940, shall be for terms of three years or less as the Secretary of Transportation may decide: Provided, That after January 1, 1940, charters may be executed by the Secretary of Transportation for such terms as the experience gained by the Secretary of Transportation shall indicate are" to eliminate unnecessary and obsolete words.
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