15 USC 9596 – Separability
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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.
Terms Used In 15 USC 9596
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.