[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC1461]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 26--DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER III--ENFORCEMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 1461. Prohibited acts
It is unlawful for any person who is a United States citizen, or a
foreign national on board a vessel documented or numbered under the laws
of the United States, or subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States under a reciprocating state agreement negotiated under section
1428(e) of this title--
(1) to violate any provision of this chapter, any regulation
issued under this chapter, or any term, condition, or restriction of
any license or permit issued to such person under this chapter;
(2) to engage in exploration or commercial recovery after the
revocation, or during the period of suspension, of an applicable
license or permit issued under this chapter, to engage in a
particular exploration or commercial recovery activity during the
period such activity has been suspended under this chapter, or to
fail to modify a particular exploration or commercial recovery
activity for which modification was required under this chapter;
(3) to refuse to permit any Federal officer or employee
authorized to monitor or enforce the provisions of this chapter, as
provided in sections 1424 and 1464 of this title, to board a vessel
documented or numbered under the laws of the United States, or any
vessel for which such boarding is authorized by a treaty or
executive agreement, for purposes of conducting any search or
inspection in connection with the monitoring or enforcement of this
chapter or any regulation, term, condition, or restriction referred
to in paragraph (1);
(4) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or
interfere with any such authorized officer or employee in the
conduct of any search or inspection described in paragraph (3);
(5) to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohibited by this
section;
(6) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, import,
export, or have custody, control, or possession of any hard mineral
resource recovered, pro
