Section 973b · Regulations

Amended 1 time on record

Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Am. Tunaboat Ass'n v. Ross (2019)

Most recently applied in Am. Tunaboat Ass'n v. Ross (July 2019)

The Secretary of Commerce, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and after consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall issue regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Treaty and this chapter. These regulations shall be made applicable as necessary to all persons and vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, wherever located.

Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel

Effective Date

Authority to promulgate regulations effective on June 7, 1988, with any such regulation not to be effective before date on which Treaty enters into force for the United States, see section 21 of Pub. L. 100–330, set out as an Effective Date note under section 973 of this title.