2018 US Code
Title 45 - Railroads
Chapter 8 - Railway Labor
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Sec. 161 - Effect of partial invalidity of chapter

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Citation 45 U.S.C. § 161 (2018)
Section Name §161. Effect of partial invalidity of chapter
Section Text

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.

Source Credit

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

Editorial Notes 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 All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 45 - RAILROADS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 45 - RAILROADS
CHAPTER 8 - RAILWAY LABOR
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 161 - Effect of partial invalidity of chapter
Contains section 161
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 44 Stat. 587
48 Stat. 1197
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