Subject to Section 8501 of Title 46 of the United States Code, the South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Area shall have jurisdiction over and shall regulate pilotage for the bars and harbors of South Carolina beginning at Little River, which is a boundary between South Carolina and North Carolina, to Cape Romain; the South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Lower Coastal Areas shall have jurisdiction over and shall regulate pilotage from Cape Romain to the South Carolina side of the Savannah River, which is a boundary between South Carolina and Georgia. Any bars, harbors, or ports that lie on or within these boundaries shall be subject to the aforementioned regulatory jurisdiction, but in consideration of the physical exigencies of each port, the commissioners having jurisdiction shall promulgate separate regulations for such respective ports.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-1401; 1952 Code Section 56-1401; 1942 Code Section 6682; 1932 Code Section 6682; Civ. C. '22 Section 3580; Civ. C. '12 Section 2470; Civ. C. '02 Section 1616; G. S. 1260; R. S. 1357; 1872 (15) 53, 62; 1878 (16) 413; 1888 (20) 61; 1956 (49) 1794; 1958 (50) 1624, 1924; 1988 Act No. 536, Section 1; 1995 Act No. 9, Section 1, eff March 7, 1995; 2006 Act No. 237, Section 1, eff March 17, 2006.
Code Commissioner's Note
By a resolution dated August 13, 1996, the Georgetown County Council has notified the Code Commissioner that it accepts the responsibility and authority for making the appointments provided in Act 515 of 1996 which were formerly made by the Georgetown County Legislative Delegation pursuant to the authority of this section.
Effect of Amendment
The 1995 amendment added the second undesignated paragraph to provide for terms of the Georgetown Pilotage Commission.
The 2006 amendment rewrote this section.
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