Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:38A-6

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
The provisions of this act shall be severable and if any part or provision thereof shall be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative, in whole or in part, by a court of competent jurisdiction, this act and any part or provision thereof shall to the extent that it is not unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative, be enforced and effectuated, and the decision of the court shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remainder of the act or any part or provision thereof; and this act or any part or provision thereof shall not be deemed to be invalidated or made ineffectual to the extent that its operation is not unconstitutional, by reason of the fact that a court of competent jurisdiction may declare any particular application or applications or operation of this act or any part or provision thereof to be unconstitutional.

L.1945, c. 127, p. 483, s. 4.

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