ProvidedProvided furtherFor the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter, carriers engaged in interstate commerce, and persons receiving hazardous substances in interstate commerce or holding such hazardous substances so received shall, upon the request of an officer or employee duly designated by the Commission, permit such officer or employee, at reasonable times, to have access to and to copy all records showing the movement in interstate commerce of any such hazardous substance, or the holding thereof during or after such movement, and the quantity, shipper, and consignee thereof; and it shall be unlawful for any such carrier or person to fail to permit such access to and copying of any record so requested when such request is accompanied by a statement in writing specifying the nature or kind of such hazardous substance to which such request relates: , That evidence obtained under this section, or any evidence which is directly or indirectly derived from such evidence, shall not be used in a criminal prosecution of the person from whom obtained: , That carriers shall not be subject to the other provisions of this chapter by reason of their receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery of hazardous substances in the usual course of business as carriers.
Pub. L. 86–613, § 1274 Stat. 379Pub. L. 91–452, title II, § 21984 Stat. 929Pub. L. 110–314, title II, § 204(b)(4)(B)122 Stat. 3041(, , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 110–3142008— substituted “Commission” for “Secretary”.
Pub. L. 91–4521970— inserted “, or any evidence which is directly or indirectly derived from such evidence,” after “under this section”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Pub. L. 91–452section 260 of Pub. L. 91–452section 6001 of Title 18Amendment by effective on sixtieth day following , and not to affect any immunity to which any individual is entitled under this section by reason of any testimony given before sixtieth day following , see , set out as an Effective Date; Savings Provision note under , Crimes and Criminal Procedure.