2017 US Code
Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 8A - Guam
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Sec. 1421c - Certain laws continued in force; modification or repeal of laws

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Citation 48 U.S.C. § 1421c (2017)
Section Name §1421c. Certain laws continued in force; modification or repeal of laws
Section Text

(a) The laws of Guam in force on August 1, 1950, except as amended by this chapter, are continued in force, subject to modification or repeal by the Congress of the United States or the Legislature of Guam, and all laws of Guam inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

(b) Repealed. Pub. L. 90–497, §7, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 847.

Source Credit

(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, §25, 64 Stat. 390; Pub. L. 90–497, §7, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 847.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1968—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90–497 repealed subsec. (b) which prohibited the application to Guam of laws of the United States not specifically made applicable to Guam and established a commission to determine which laws were applicable to Guam and which were not.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 90–497, §7, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 847, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective on date of enactment of Pub. L. 90–497, which was approved Sept. 11, 1968.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1421c - Certain laws continued in force; modification or repeal of laws
Contains section 1421c
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 64 Stat. 390
82 Stat. 847
Public Law References Public Law 90-497
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