Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§17a Separability of 1936 Amendment
Title 7 › CHAPTER 1 — COMMODITY EXCHANGES › § 17a
Summary
If any part of the act of June 15, 1936 is found invalid, the original text of the section it changed will apply to the person or situation affected. No legal case can be stopped because of that amendment; it must go forward and be decided under the amendment.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §17a
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If any provision of the act of June 15, 1936, ch. 545, 49 Stat. 1491, which amends this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the provisions of the section of this chapter which is amended by such provision of said act shall apply to such person or circumstances. No proceeding shall be abated by reason of any amendment to this chapter made by said act but shall be disposed of pursuant to said act.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Commodity Exchange Act which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
For
Effective Date
of section, see section 13 of act June 15, 1936, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1936 Amendment note under section 1 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
7 U.S.C. § 17a
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102