Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§916k Regulations; Submission; Publication; Effectiveness
Title 16 › CHAPTER 14 — REGULATION OF WHALING › SUBCHAPTER II — WHALING CONVENTION ACT › § 916k
Summary
The Secretary of Commerce must send Commission rules that have been approved under the stated procedures to the Federal Register for publication. Once published, those rules apply to all people and vessels under U.S. jurisdiction, according to the rules themselves and article V of the convention.
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Title 16, §916k
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Regulations of the Commission approved and effective in accordance with section 916b of this title and article V of the convention shall be submitted for appropriate action or publication in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Commerce and shall become effective with respect to all persons and vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States in accordance with the terms of such regulations and the provisions of article V of the convention.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, see note set out under section 916 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 916k
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102