2014 US Code
Title 45 - Railroads (Sections 1 - 1347)
Chapter 8 - Railway Labor (Sections 151 - 188)
Subchapter I - General Provisions (Sections 151 - 165)
Sec. 161 - Effect of partial invalidity of chapter

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 45 - RAILROADS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 45 - RAILROADS
CHAPTER 8 - RAILWAY LABOR
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 161 - Effect of partial invalidity of chapter
Containssection 161
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditMay 20, 1926, ch. 347, §11, 44 Stat. 587.
Statutes at Large References44 Stat. 587
48 Stat. 1197

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45 U.S.C. § 161 (2014)
§161. Effect of partial invalidity of chapter

If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.

(May 20, 1926, ch. 347, §11, 44 Stat. 587.)

SEPARABILITY; REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS

Act June 21, 1934, ch. 691, §8, 48 Stat. 1197, provided that: "If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Act [amending sections 151 to 158, 160, and 162 of this title] is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Act. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed."

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