§ 165. Conflict of laws

Statutory text

Wherever the application of the provisions of section 272 of chapter 10 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto (U.S.C., title 11, sec. 672), conflicts with the application of the provisions of this subchapter, this subchapter shall prevail: Provided, That in any situation where the provisions of this subchapter cannot be validly enforced, the provisions of such other Acts shall remain in full force and effect.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1935
Pub. L. 74–372 § 15 · 49 Stat. 449
Enacted · 29 U.S.C. § 165
July 5, 1935, ch. 372, § 15, 49 Stat. 457
Source evidence
Code source credit
July 5, 1935, ch. 372, § 15, 49 Stat. 457
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 15. If any provision of this Act, or the application of such Separability clause. provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Act approved July 1, 1898, referred to in text, popularly known as the Bankruptcy Act, was classified generally to former Title 11, Bankruptcy, and was repealed effective Oct. 1, 1979, by Pub. L. 95–598, §§ 401(a), 402(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2682, section 101 of which enacted revised Title 11.

Amendments

1947—Act June 23, 1947, amended section generally by inserting new subject matter which was formerly covered by section 164 of this title. Section formerly referred to separability provisions, see section 166 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1947 Amendment

For effective date of amendment by act June 23, 1947, see section 104 of act June 23, 1947, set out as a note under section 151 of this title.

Credits

1935–1947 · 2 acts

1935July 5, 1935, ch. 372, § 15, 49 Stat. 457
1947June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title I, § 101, 61 Stat. 151.

Show as published

(July 5, 1935, ch. 372, § 15, 49 Stat. 457; June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title I, § 101, 61 Stat. 151.)