Title 45RailroadsRelease 119-73

§161 Effect of partial invalidity of chapter

Title 45 › Chapter CHAPTER 8— - RAILWAY LABOR › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 161

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Title 45, §161

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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.

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Separability; Repeal of Inconsistent ProvisionsAct 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 All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.”

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45 U.S.C. § 161

Title 45Railroads

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73