21 USC § 901 - Severability

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title: "21 USC § 901 - Severability"
title_number: 21
title_name: "FOOD AND DRUGS"
section_number: "901"
section_name: "Severability"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "General Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 706, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1284.)"
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# § 901. Severability

If a provision of this chapter is held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable shall remain in effect. If a provision of this chapter is held invalid in one or more of its applications, the provision shall remain in effect in all its valid applications that are severable.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 706, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1284.)

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