46-U.S.C.-12101
§12101 – Definitions
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Title 46 > Subtitle II > Part H > Chapter 121 > Subchapter I > Section 12101
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- Reference: Section 12101
- Legend: §12101 – Definitions
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Rebuilt in the United States.—In this chapter, a vessel is deemed to have been rebuilt in the United States only if the entire rebuilding, including the construction of any major component of the hull or superstructure, was done in the United States.
(b) Related Terms in Other Laws.—When the following terms are used in a law, regulation, document, ruling, or other official act referring to the documentation of a vessel, the following definitions apply:
(1) Registry endorsement.—The terms certificate of registry, register, and registry mean a certificate of documentation with a registry endorsement issued under this chapter.
(2) Coastwise endorsement.—The terms license, enrollment and license, license for the coastwise (or coasting) trade, and enrollment and license for the coastwise (or coasting) trade mean a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement issued under this chapter.
(3) Yacht.—The term yacht means a recreational vessel even if not documented.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §5, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1491.)
| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 12101(a) | 46:12101(a)(2). | |
| 46 App.:883 (2d proviso related to meaning of rebuilt). | June 5, 1920, ch. 250, §27 (2d proviso related to meaning of rebuilt), 41 Stat. 999; July 2, 1935, ch. 355, 49 Stat. 442; July 14, 1956, ch. 600, §1, 70 Stat. 544; Pub. L. 86–583, §1, July 5, 1960, 74 Stat. 321; Pub. L. 100–239, §6(c)(1), Jan. 11, 1988, 101 Stat. 1782. | |
| 12101(b) | 46:12101(b). |
In subsection (a), the words its territories and or its possessions are omitted because of the definition of United States in chapter 1 of the revised title. The words (not including trust territories) are omitted because the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands has terminated. See 48 U.S.C. 1681 note prec.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 12101, Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 585; Pub. L. 98–364, title IV, §402(16), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 450; Pub. L. 99–36, §1(a)(7)(B), May 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 67; Pub. L. 100–239, §3(2), (3), Jan. 11, 1988, 101 Stat. 1778; Pub. L. 101–225, title III, §301(a)(1), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1920; Pub. L. 104–324, title XI, §1115(b)(2), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3972, originally derived from section 65w of former Title 46, Shipping, related to definitions and related terms in other laws, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 109–304. See this section and section 108 of this title.
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46-U.S.C.-11111 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Shipping
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