Which section title contains the Separability Clause?

Which section title contains the Separability Clause?

• A. Effectivity
• B. Separability Clause
• C. Penal Provisions
• D. Repealing Clause

Answer: (B)

Separability clauses ensure that if one provision is struck down, the rest of the law stays in effect. The section that explicitly carries the Separability Clause is the one whose title and content address that principle, clarifying that invalidity of a part does not negate the whole act. This preserves the overall functionality of the statute or constitution by keeping the remaining provisions valid. Other sections focus on when the law takes effect (effectivity), what penalties apply (penal provisions), or what earlier laws are repealed (repealing clause); none of these address salvaging the rest of the text the way a separability provision does.

Separability clauses ensure that if one provision is struck down, the rest of the law stays in effect. The section that explicitly carries the Separability Clause is the one whose title and content address that principle, clarifying that invalidity of a part does not negate the whole act. This preserves the overall functionality of the statute or constitution by keeping the remaining provisions valid. Other sections focus on when the law takes effect (effectivity), what penalties apply (penal provisions), or what earlier laws are repealed (repealing clause); none of these address salvaging the rest of the text the way a separability provision does.