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Repeal. 75 Stat. 404.

Foreign ship violations. 33 USC 1010.

Repeal. 80 Stat. 375. 75 Stat. 407. 33 USC 1013, 1001 note.

Repeal. 80 Stat. 37 5. Effective date.

12 UST 2989.

Savings provision. 75 Stat. 402. 33 USC 1001 note.

Effective date.

PUBLIC LAW 93-119-OCT. 4, 1973

[87 STAT.

and reason for, the discharge or escape."; (B) by changing the figure " 9 " in subsection (d) to read "10"; and (C) by repealing subsection (f). (10) Section 10 (33 U.S.C. 1009) is renumbered section 11 and is amended to make the sectional enumeration read as follows: "Sections 3, 4,5,6,7,9, and 10." (11) "Section 11 is renumbered section 12 and is amended by deleting the words "any prohibited zone" in subsection (b) thereof and by substituting therefor the words "violation of the convention but outside the territorial sea of the United States". (12) Section 12 (33 U.S.C. 1011) is repealed. (13) Sections 14 and 15 are renumbered sections 13 and 14, respectively. (14) Section 16 (33 U.S.C. 1014) is renumbered section 15 and is amended by adding between the words "provisions of" and the word "the" the words "section 311 of", and by deleting the words "Oil Pollution Act, 1924 (33 U.S.C. 431-437),"", and substituting therefor the words "Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,". (15) Section 17 (33 U.S.C. 1015) is repealed. SEC. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, this amending Act is effective upon the date of its enactment or upon the date amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended, adopted by the Assembly of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization on October 21, 1969, October 12, 1971, and October 15, 1971, are ratified or accepted with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States, whichever is the later date. (b) Any rights or liabilities existing on the effective date of this Act shall not be affected by the enactment of this Act. Any regulations or procedures promulgated or effected pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act, 1961, as previously amended, remain in effect until modified or superseded under the authority of the Oil Pollution Act, 1961, as amended by this Act. Any reference to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, in any law or regulation shall be deemed to be a reference to the convention as revised or amended by the latest amendments in respect of which the United States has deposited an instrument of ratification or acceptance. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, subsections (d) and (e) of section 6 of the Oil Pollution Act, 1961, as amended by section 2 of this bill, shall be effective upon the date of their enactment or upon the date the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended by the amendments adopted by the Assembly of the Inter-Governmental Marine Consultative Organization on October 15, 1971, enters into force pursuant to article X VI of that convention, as amended, whichever is later; and no authority shall be exercised pursuant to article VI bis (3) and (4) of such amendments prior to the effective date of such subsections. Approved October 4, 1973.

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