Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§973a Application to Other Laws
Title 16 › CHAPTER 16C — SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA FISHING › § 973a
Summary
The Secretary of State must decide if a Pacific Island Party’s seizure of a U.S. ship followed the Treaty. If the Secretary decides it did, that seizure will not be treated as the kind listed in section 1825(a)(4)(C) of this title or in section 1972 of title 22.
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Title 16, §973a
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The seizure by a Pacific Island Party of a vessel of the United States shall not be determined to be a seizure described in section 1825(a)(4)(C) of this title or section 1972 of title 22 if the seizure is found by the Secretary of State to be in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–208 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1825(a)(4)(C) of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1996 Amendment Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(a) [title II, § 211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009–41, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective 15 days after Oct. 11, 1996.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 973a
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102