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33 U.S.C. § 1484

Interpretation and administration; other right, duty, privilege, or immunity and other remedy unaffected

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33 U.S.C. § 1484, Interpretation and administration; other right, duty, privilege, or immunity and other remedy unaffected, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469166
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This chapter shall be interpreted and administered in a manner consistent with the convention, the protocol, and other international law. Except as specifically provided, nothing in this chapter may be interpreted to prejudice any otherwise applicable right, duty, privilege, or immunity or deprive any country or person of any remedy otherwise applicable.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 93-248(S. 1070)1974-02-05
    Intervention on the High Seas Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 95-302(S. 2380)1978-06-26
    A bill to amend the Intervention on the High Seas Act to implement the Protocol Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Marine Pollution by Substances Other Than Oil, 1973.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally