Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§1652 Separability
Title 19 › CHAPTER 4 — TARIFF ACT OF 1930 › SUBTITLE III — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Part VI — Miscellaneous Provisions › § 1652
Summary
If a part is ruled invalid, the rest stays in effect.
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Title 19, §1652
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If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 645, 42 Stat. 990. That section was superseded by section 652 of act June 17, 1930, comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 Pub. L. 95–410, title IV, § 401, Oct. 3, 1978, 92 Stat. 905, provided that: “If any provision of this Act [see
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of 1978 Amendment note set out under section 1654 of this title], or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the provisions of this Act and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.”
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19 U.S.C. § 1652
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102