§31341 — Title 46 Shipping | U.S. Code

Summary

People who are normally allowed to buy supplies or hire services for a ship are the owner, the captain, the person managing the ship at the port where supplies are bought, and any officer or agent put in charge by the owner, a charterer, an owner pro hac vice, or an agreed buyer who has the ship. Someone who is holding or controlling a ship unlawfully does not have the right to buy supplies or services for it.

Title 46, §31341

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(a)The following persons are presumed to have authority to procure necessaries for a vessel:

(1)the owner;

(2)the master;

(3)a person entrusted with the management of the vessel at the port of supply; or

(4)an officer or agent appointed by—

(A)the owner;

(B)a charterer;

(C)an owner pro hac vice; or

(D)an agreed buyer in possession of the vessel.

(b)A person tortiously or unlawfully in possession or charge of a vessel has no authority to procure necessaries for the vessel.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 31341(a)46:972 (1st sentence), 973 31341(b)46:972 (2d sentence) section 31341(a) lists those persons who are presumed to have authority to procure necessaries for a vessel. These include the owner, master, or a manager at the port of supply; and an officer or agent appointed by the owner, charterer, owner pro hac vice, or buyer in possession of the vessel. This subsection makes no substantive change to law. section 31341(b) provides that any person that is tortiously or unlawfully in possession of or in charge of a vessel has no authority to procure necessaries. This subsection makes no substantive change to law.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1989—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 101–225 substituted “management” for “mangement”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1989, with certain exceptions and qualifications, see section 107 of Pub. L. 100–710, set out as a note under section 31301 of this title.

§31341 Persons presumed to have authority to procure necessaries