16-U.S.C.-2442
§2442 – Relationship to Existing Treaties and Statutes
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Title 16 > Chapter 44A > Section 2442
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- Reference: Section 2442
- Legend: §2442 – Relationship to Existing Treaties and Statutes
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) In general
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as contravening or superseding (1) the provisions of any international treaty, convention, or agreement, if such treaty, convention or agreement is in force with respect to the United States on Nov. 8, 1984, or (2) the provisions of any statute which implements any such treaty, convention, or agreement. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as contravening or superseding the provisions of any statute enacted before Nov. 8, 1984, which may otherwise apply to Antarctic marine living resources.
(b) Application of more restrictive provisions
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the application of provisions of the Convention, conservation measures adopted by the Commission pursuant to article IX of the Convention, or regulations promulgated under this chapter, which are more restrictive than the provisions of, measures adopted under, or regulations promulgated under, the treaties or statutes described in subsection (a) of this section.
(Pub. L. 98–623, title III, §313, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3406.)
Codification
This chapter, the first time it appears in subsec. (a), was in the original this Act and was translated as reading this title, as the probable intent of Congress.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
16-U.S.C.-2436 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Conservation
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16-U.S.C.-2438 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Treaties
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16-U.S.C.-2408 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Antartic
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