12 USC § 212 - Right to amend; separability

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s212"
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title: "12 USC § 212 - Right to amend; separability"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "212"
section_name: "Right to amend; separability"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "NATIONAL BANKS"
subchapter_number: "XIV"
subchapter_name: "BANK CONSERVATION ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 9, 1933, ch. 1, title V, § 502, 48 Stat. 7.)"
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# § 212. Right to amend; separability

The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly reserved. If any provision of this Act, or the application there of to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 9, 1933, ch. 1, title V, § 502, 48 Stat. 7.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is , , popularly known as the Emergency Banking and Bank Conservation Act, which is classified to sections 51a, 51b, 51c, 51d, 95, 201 to 212, 248, 347b, 347c, 347d, and 445 of this title and , War and National Defense, and classified as a note under .

was repealed by , (), . For effect of the repeal on outstanding debentures held by banks, see References in Text note set out under .

### Codification

This section was not enacted as part of title II of , , which comprises this subchapter.