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.
33 U.S.C. § 1484
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1978- Pub. L. 95-302 inserted ", the protocol," after "convention".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 95-302 see section 2 of Pub. L. 95-302 set out as a note under section 1487 of this title.
- convention
- "convention" means the International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969, including annexes thereto;
- protocol
- "protocol" means the Protocol Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Marine Pollution by Substances Other Than Oil, 1973, including annexes thereto; and