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title: "16 U.S.C. § 973a"
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title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_name: "SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA FISHING"
section: "973a"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 973a"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 973a - Application to other laws
## Text
The seizure by a Pacific Island Party of a vessel of the United States shall not be determined to be a seizure described in section 1825(a)(4)(C) of this title or section 1972 of title 22 if the seizure is found by the Secretary of State to be in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty.
(Pub. L. 100330, § 3, June 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 592; Pub. L. 104208, div. A, title I, § 101(a) [title II, § 211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 300941.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1996—Pub. L. 104208 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1825(a)(4)(C) of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1996 AmendmentPub. L. 104208, div. A, title I, § 101(a) [title II, § 211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 300941, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective 15 days after Oct. 11, 1996.