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1 by Oil, 1954, in any law or regulation shall be deemed to 



2 be a reference to the convention as revised or amended by 



3 the latest amendments in respect of which the United States 



4 has deposited an instrument of ratification or acceptance. 



5 (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this 



6 section, subsections (d) and (e) of section 6 of the Oil 



7 Pollution Act, 1961, as amended by section 2 of this bill, 



8 shall be effective upon the date of their enactment or upon 



9 the date the International Convention for the Prevention of 



10 Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended by the amend- 



11 ments adopted by the Assembly of the Inter-Govemmental , 



12 Maritime Consultative Organization on October 15, 1971, 



13 enters into force pursuant to article XVI of that convention 

 1^ as amended, whichever is later; and no authority shaU be 

 ^'^ exercised pursuant to article VI bis (3) and (4) of such 

 ^" amendments prior to the effective date of such subsections. 



