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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Antarctic Protection Act of 1990 · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. ENFORCEMENT

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## SEC. 5 ENFORCEMENT **[**[16 U.S.C. 2465](/us/usc/t16/s2465)**]** ###
(a)In General A violation of this Act or any regulation promulgated under this Act is deemed to be a violation of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 2431–2444) and shall be enforced under that Act by the Under Secretary or another Federal official to whom the Under Secretary has delegated this responsibility. ###
(b)Penalty If the Under Secretary determines that a person has violated section 4— ####
(1)that person shall be ineligible to locate a mining claim under the mining laws of the United States; and ####
(2)the Secretary of the Interior shall refuse to issue a patent under the mining laws of the United States, or a lease under the laws of the United States related to mineral or geothermal leasing, to any such person who attempts to perfect such patent or lease application after the Under Secretary has made such determination.
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