Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 1 — Commodity Exchanges
§ 17a. Separability of 1936 amendment
Statutory text
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
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.
Commodity Exchange Act
Pub. L. 74–545 § 12 · 49 Stat. 1491
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 17a
(June 15, 1936, ch. 545, § 12, 49 Stat. 1501.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 15, 1936, ch. 545, § 12, 49 Stat. 1501.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 12. If any provision of this Act which is amendatory of any Separability provisions. section of the Grain Futures Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the provisions of the section of the Grain Futures Act which is amended by such provision of this Act shall apply to such person or circumstances. No proceeding shall be abated by reason of any amendment to the Grain Futures Act made by this Act but shall be disposed of pursuant to this Act.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
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 , set out as an Effective Date of 1936 Amendment note under section 1 of this title.
Credits
(June 15, 1936, ch. 545, § 12, 49 Stat. 1501.)