Us Code § 1221 - to 1223. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, §402(e), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4264
Full text of Us Code United States Code § 1221 — to 1223. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, §402(e), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4264, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1221. to 1223. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, §402(e), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4264
Section 1221, Pub. L. 92–340, §2, formerly title I, §101, July 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 424; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 95–474, §2, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1471; Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, §443(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2132, related to statement of policy.
Section 1222, Pub. L. 92–340, §3, formerly title I, §102, July 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 425; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 95–474, §2, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1471; Pub. L. 105–383, title III, §301(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3417; Pub. L. 108–293, title III, §304, Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1042, provided definitions for the chapter.
Section 1223, Pub. L. 92–340, §4, formerly title I, §103, July 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 426; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 95–474, §2, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1472; Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, §4107(a), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 514; Pub. L. 104–324, title VII, §705, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3934; Pub. L. 108–293, title III, §302, Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1041; Pub. L. 109–241, title IX, §901(d), July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 564; Pub. L. 115–44, title III, §315(b)(1), Aug. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 949, related to vessel operating requirements. See section 70001 of Title 46, Shipping.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title of 1986 Amendment
Pub. L. 99–399, title IX, §901, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 889, provided that: "This title [enacting section 1226 of this title and sections 1801 to 1809 of the former Appendix to Title 46, Shipping] may be cited as the 'International Maritime and Port Security Act'."
Short Title of 1978 Amendment
Pub. L. 95–474, §1, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1471, provided: "That this Act [enacting sections 1225, 1228 to 1231, and 1232 of this title, amending this section, sections 1222 to 1224, 1226, and 1227 of this title, and sections 214 and 391a of Title 46, Shipping, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 1224 of this title and section 391a of former Title 46] may be cited as the 'Port and Tanker Safety Act of 1978'."
Short Title
Pub. L. 92–340, §1, July 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 424, as amended by Pub. L. 95–474, §2, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1471, which provided that Pub. L. 92–340, enacting this chapter, could be cited as the "Ports and Waterways Safety Act", was repealed by Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, §402(e), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4264.
Transitional and Savings Provisions
For transitional and savings provisions and treatment of references to former provisions of this chapter in other laws, see section 403 of Pub. L. 115–282, set out as a note preceding section 101 of Title 46, Shipping.
Separability
Pub. L. 95–474, §6(c), Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1493, provided that: "If a provision of this Act [see Short Title of 1978 Amendment note above] or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby."
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