§1502. Duties of owners of containers

(a) Initial approval of containers; periodic examination

Beginning on the date the instrument of ratification is deposited by the United States in accordance with the provisions of article VII of the Convention, for new containers, and beginning on September 6, 1982, for existing containers, the owner of each such container-

(1) who is domiciled and has his principal office in the United States, shall have each such container initially approved in accordance with the procedure established by the Secretary or by the administration of another contracting party to the Convention; and shall, thereafter, have each such container periodically examined, as provided in the Convention, in accordance with the procedure established by the Secretary; and

(2) who is either domiciled or has his principal office in the United States, shall have each such container initially approved in accordance with the procedure established by the Secretary or by the administration of another contracting party to the Convention; and shall, thereafter, have each such container periodically examined, as provided in the Convention, in accordance with the procedure established by the administration of either the country where he is domiciled or has his principal office (so long as such country is a party to the Convention).

Any owner of either a new or existing container who is neither domiciled nor maintains a principal office in the United States, or in any other country which is a party to the Convention, may submit their containers for approval and periodic examination according to the procedure established by the Secretary.

(b) Repealed. Pub. L. 101–225, title III, §307(10), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1925

( Pub. L. 95–208, §3, Dec. 13, 1977, 91 Stat. 1476 ; Pub. L. 97–249, §1(1), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 708 ; Pub. L. 101–225, title III, §307(10), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1925 .)

Amendments

1989-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–225 struck out subsec. (b) which related to approval of existing containers.

1982-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–249 substituted "before January 1, 1985, an owner of an approved existing container may have a safety approval plate affixed to it, if that container" for "before September 6, 1982, an owner of an existing container may have such container approved according to the procedure established by the Secretary, and have a safety approval plate affixed to it, if such container".

Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

Section 2 of Pub. L. 97–249 provided that: "This Act [amending this section and section 1504 of this Appendix] shall take effect on the later of the date of its enactment [Sept. 8, 1982] or September 6, 1982."