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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2405. Regulations
(a) Regulations to be issued by Director
(1) The Director shall issue such regulations as are necessary
and appropriate to implement Annex II and Annex V to the Protocol
and the provisions of this chapter which implement those annexes,
including section 2403(b)(2), (3), (4), and (5) of this title. The
Director shall designate as native species -
(A) each species of the class Aves;
(B) each species of the class Mammalia; and
(C) each species of plant,
which is indigenous to Antarctica or which occurs there seasonally
through natural migrations.
(2) The Director, with the concurrence of the Administrator,
shall issue such regulations as are necessary and appropriate to
implement Annex III to the Protocol and the provisions of this
chapter which implement that Annex, including section 2403(a)(1),
(2), (3), and (4) of this title, and section 2403(b)(1) of this
title.
(3) The Director shall issue such regulations as are necessary
and appropriate to implement Article 15 of the Protocol with
respect to land areas and ice shelves in Antarctica.
(4) The Director shall issue such additional regulations as are
necessary and appropriate to implement the Protocol and this
chapter, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Regulations to be issued by Secretary of Department in which
Coast Guard is operating
The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating shall issue such regulations as are necessary and
appropriate, in addition to regulations issued under the Act to
Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), to implement
Annex IV to the Protocol and the provisions of this chapter which
implement that Annex, and, with the concurrence of the Director,
such regulations as are necessary and appropriate to implement
Article 15 of the Protocol with respect to vessels.
(c) Time period for regulations
The regulations to be issued under subsection (a)(1) and (2) of
this section shall be issued within 2 years after October 2, 1996.
The regulations to be issued under subsection (a)(3) of this
section shall be issued within 3 years after October 2, 1996.
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