CHAPTER 54—MERCHANT SHIP SALES
4401 to 4406. Repealed or Transferred.
Section 4401, Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 82, §2, 60 Stat. 41, related to declaration of policy.
Section 4402, Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 82, §3, 60 Stat. 41; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(153), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 167; Pub. L. 101–225, title III, §307(12), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1925, related to definitions.
Section 4403, Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 82, §5, 60 Stat. 43; June 28, 1947, ch. 161, §2, 61 Stat. 191; June 30, 1950, ch. 427, §3, 64 Stat. 308; Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1175, 68 Stat. 1050; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(155), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 167; Pub. L. 101–225, title III, §307(12), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1925, related to charter of vessels.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Act Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 82, §1, 60 Stat. 41, which provided that act Mar. 8, 1946, could be cited as the "Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946", was repealed by Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXV, §3502(a)(1), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1910.
Termination Date
Act Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 82, §14, 60 Stat. 50, as amended June 28, 1947, ch. 161, §1, 61 Stat. 190; Feb. 27, 1948, ch. 78, §1(a), 62 Stat. 38; Feb. 28, 1949, ch. 12, 63 Stat. 9; June 29, 1949, ch. 281, §1, 63 Stat. 349; June 30, 1950, ch. 427, §1, 64 Stat. 308; Aug. 17, 1950, ch. 725, 64 Stat. 452, which provided that no contract of sale was to be made under act Mar. 8, 1946, after Jan. 15, 1951, and no contract of charter was to be made under that act after June 30, 1950, except as provided under 50 U.S.C. 4403(e), (f), was repealed by Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXV, §3502(a)(1), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1910.
Great Lakes Vessels
Act Sept. 28, 1950, ch. 1093, §3, 64 Stat. 1078, provided that contracts for the sale of vessels for exclusive use on the Great Lakes could be made until Dec. 31, 1950, and transfer to the Great Lakes of such vessels was required to be completed by Dec. 31, 1951.
§4404. Repealed or Transferred
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was comprised of section 8 of act Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 82, 60 Stat. 45, as amended. Subsections (a) to (c) of section 8 of act Mar. 8, 1946, were repealed by Pub. L. 101–225, title III, §307(12), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1925. Subsection (d) of section 8 of act Mar. 8, 1946, was redesignated as and transferred to section 56308 of Title 46, Shipping, by Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXV, §3502(a)(2), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1910.
Section was formerly classified to section 1741 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
§4405. Transferred
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section, Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 82, §11, 60 Stat. 49, as amended, was redesignated as and transferred to section 57100 of Title 46, Shipping, by Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXV, §3502(a)(3), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1910.
Section was formerly classified to section 1744 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section, act Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 82, §12, 60 Stat. 49; Sept. 28, 1950, ch. 1093, §§1, 2, 64 Stat. 1078; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(158), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 168; Pub. L. 101–225, title III, §307(12), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1925, related to reconversion of vessels for normal commercial operation.