13:1F-14 - Construction of act; severability - New Jersey Statutes

13:1F-14.  Construction of act;  severability
    This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose and intent thereof.

    If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this act shall for any reason  be judged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall  not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in  its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly  involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.

     L.1971, c. 176, s. 14, eff. June 1, 1971.  Amended by L.1981, c. 538, s. 2, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.