TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES
§ 4328. Prior Grants. Any deed or permit issued under 2 CMC § 4321 et seq. prior to the date this section became law is hereby deemed to be lawful and binding agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as if entered into after this section became law. Source: PL 11-96, § 2. Commission Comment: PL 11-96 took effect on September 10, 1999. PL 11-96 contained severability and savings clauses as follows: Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this Act or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance should be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Act or the application of its provisions to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby. Section 4. Savings Clause. This Act and any repealer contained herein shall not be construed as affecting any existing right acquired under contract or acquired under statutes repealed or under any rule, regulation or order adopted under the statutes. Repealers contained in this Act shall not affect any proceeding instituted under or pursuant to prior law. The enactment of this Act shall not have the effect of terminating, or in any way modifying, any liability, civil or criminal, which shall already be in existence at the date this Act becomes effective.