PUBLIC LAW 99-509—OCT. 21, 1986
100 STAT. 1919
"(d) A person causing or allowing the departure of a vessel from a place within the jurisdiction of the United States in violation of a detention order issued under section 5113 of this title shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. "(e) A person causing or allowing the alteration, concealment, or removal of a mark placed on a vessel under section 5103(b) of this title and the regulations prescribed under this chapter, except to make a lawful change or to escape enemy capture in time of war, shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.". (3) Immediately after part I, strike "[PART J—RESERVED FOR MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS]" and insert the following new part J:
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"PART J—MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS T
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"14101. Definitions. "14102. Regulations. "14103. Delegation of authority. "14104. Measurement to determine application of a law.
"§ 14101. Definitions "In this part— "(1) 'Convention' means the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969. "(2) 'existing vessel' means a vessel the keel of which was laid or that was at a similar stage of construction before July 18, 1982. "(3) 'Great Lakes' means— "(A) the Great Lakes; and ^--ii "(B) the St. Lawrence River west of— "(i) a rhumb line drawn from Cap des Hosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island; and '/§*'^* '*'
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"(ii) on the north side of Anticosti Island, the meridian of longitude 63 degrees west. "(4) 'vessel engaged on a foreign voyage' means a vessel—
"(A) arriving at a place under the jurisdiction of the United States from a place in a foreign country; "(B) making a voyage between places outside the United States (except a foreign vessel engaged on that voyage); "(C) departing from a place under the jurisdiction of the United States for a place in a foreign country; or "(D) making a voyage between a place within a territory or possession of the United States and another place under the jurisdiction of the United States not within that territory or possession.
"§ 14102. Regulations The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this part. "§ 14103. Delegation of authority "(a) The Secretary may delegate to a qualified person the authority to measure a vessel and issue an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) or other appropriate certificate of measurement under this part.
46 USC 14102. 46 USC 14103.
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