Text of the provision
Sec. 27. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.
Domestic Adoption Act of 1998, Republic Act No. 8552 (1998). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
If any part of this Act is struck down as invalid or unconstitutional, the rest of the Act stays in force.
Related provisions
- Section 25 — Funding And Appropriations.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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