15 U.S. Code § 9596 - Separability

If a provision of this chapter, or the application of a provision of this chapter to any person or circumstance, is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment—

(1) shall not affect, impair, or invalidate—

(A) any other provision of this chapter; or

(B) the application of this chapter to any other person or circumstance; and

(2) shall be confined in its operation to—

(A) the provision of this chapter with respect to which the judgment is rendered; or

(B) the application of the provision of this chapter to each person or circumstance directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment is rendered.

(Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title VII, § 100706, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1467.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this division”, meaning div. K of Pub. L. 117–58, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1445, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of division K to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9501 of this title and Tables.