2019 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 44B - Antarctic Mineral Resources Protection
Sec. 2463 - Prohibition of Antarctic mineral resource activities

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 2463 (2019)
Section Name §2463. Prohibition of Antarctic mineral resource activities
Section Text

It is unlawful for any person to engage in, finance, or otherwise knowingly provide assistance to any Antarctic mineral resource activity.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 101–594, §4, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2977; Pub. L. 104–227, title II, §202(a), Oct. 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 3044.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1996—Pub. L. 104–227 substituted "It" for "Pending a new agreement among the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties in force for the United States, to which the Senate has given advice and consent or which is authorized by further legislation by the Congress, which provides an indefinite ban on Antarctic mineral resource activities, it".

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, 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. 2463 - Prohibition of Antarctic mineral resource activities
Contains section 2463
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 104 Stat. 2977
110 Stat. 3044
Public Law References Public Law 101-594, Public Law 104-227
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