1 U.S.C. § 3 — "Vessel" as including all means of water transportation

Section 3 defines "vessel" for general construction of Acts of Congress, capturing every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used as a means of transportation on water.

Citation: 1 U.S.C. § 3Jurisdiction: United StatesEffective: 1947-07-30

Text

1 U.S.C. § 3

Codified text.

The word "vessel" includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.

Editorial note — Source credits

Editorial commentary — not part of the primary text.

Editorial note. Source credits are preserved as editorial metadata derived from the official Office of the Law Revision Counsel publication.

Editorial note. July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 633.

Revision history

1947-07-30 — Enacted as part of Title 1 (act of July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 633).

Canonical source: Office of the Law Revision Counsel, United States Code (https://uscode.house.gov).

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