2011 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 44B - ANTARCTIC MINERAL RESOURCES PROTECTION (§§ 2461 - 2466)
Section 2465 - Enforcement
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 44B - ANTARCTIC MINERAL RESOURCES PROTECTION Sec. 2465 - Enforcement |
| Contains | section 2465 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 101-594, §5, formerly §6, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2977; renumbered §5, Pub. L. 104-227, title II, §202(c), Oct. 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 3044. |
| Statutes at Large References | 98 Stat. 3398 104 Stat. 2977 110 Stat. 3044 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 98-623, Public Law 101-594, Public Law 104-227 |
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A violation of this chapter or any regulation promulgated under this chapter is deemed to be a violation of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 2431–2444) and shall be enforced under that Act by the Under Secretary or another Federal official to whom the Under Secretary has delegated this responsibility.
(b) PenaltyIf the Under Secretary determines that a person has violated section 2463 of this title—
(1) that person shall be ineligible to locate a mining claim under the mining laws of the United States; and
(2) the Secretary of the Interior shall refuse to issue a patent under the mining laws of the United States, or a lease under the laws of the United States related to mineral or geothermal leasing, to any such person who attempts to perfect such patent or lease application after the Under Secretary has made such determination.
(Pub. L. 101–594, §5, formerly §6, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2977; renumbered §5, Pub. L. 104–227, title II, §202(c), Oct. 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 3044.)
References in TextThe Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act, referred to in subsec. (a), probably means the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984, title III of Pub. L. 98–623, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3398, which is classified generally to chapter 44A (§2431 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2431 of this title and Tables.
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 5 of Pub. L. 101–594 was classified to section 2464 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–227.
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