2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (Sections 2101 - 14702)
Part A - General Provisions (Sections 2101 - 2307)
Chapter 23 - Operation of Vessels Generally (Sections 2301 - 2307)
Sec. 2301 - Application
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part A - General Provisions CHAPTER 23 - OPERATION OF VESSELS GENERALLY Sec. 2301 - Application |
| Contains | section 2301 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 508; Pub. L. 98-498, title II, §212(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2305; Pub. L. 105-383, title III, §301(b)(2), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3417; Pub. L. 109-304, §15(7), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702. |
| Presidential Document Number | Proclamation 5928, Proclamation 5928 December 27, 1988 |
| Statutes at Large References | 97 Stat. 508 98 Stat. 2305 112 Stat. 3417 120 Stat. 1702 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 98-89, Public Law 98-498, Public Law 105-383, Public Law 109-304 |
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Except as provided in sections 2304 and 2306 of this title, this chapter applies to a vessel operated on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States (including the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988) and, for a vessel owned in the United States, on the high seas.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 508; Pub. L. 98–498, title II, §212(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2305; Pub. L. 105–383, title III, §301(b)(2), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3417; Pub. L. 109–304, §15(7), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 2301 | 46:480 |
Section 2301 provides that this chapter is applicable to all vessels, including foreign flag vessels, when operating on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Any vessel owned in the United States while operating on the high seas would be included. By ownership the Committee means those vessels that are documented or numbered under United States laws and those other vessels that are neither documented or numbered but are of national origin and are not documented under the laws of a foreign nation. This chapter is applicable to a foreign flag vessel that is in innocent passage through territorial waters of the United States, presently 3 miles seaward, whether or not it is bound to or from a port subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
REFERENCES IN TEXTPresidential Proclamation No. 5928, referred to in text, is set out under section 1331 of Title 43, Public Lands.
AMENDMENTS2006—Pub. L. 109–304 substituted "sections 2304 and" for "section".
1998—Pub. L. 105–383 inserted "(including the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988)" after "of the United States".
1984—Pub. L. 98–498 substituted "Except as provided in section 2306 of this title, this chapter" for "This chapter".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 98–498 effective 180 days after Oct. 19, 1984, see section 214 of Pub. L. 98–498, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2306 of this title.
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