SAVING CLAUSE

saving clause. 1. A statutory provision exempting from coverage something that would

otherwise be included. • A saving clause is generally used in a repealing act to preserve rights and

claims that would otherwise be lost. [Cases: Statutes 228, 277. C.J.S. Statutes §§ 370–372, 431.]

2.SAVING-TO-SUITORS CLAUSE. 3.SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. — Also termed savings

clause. [Blacks Law 8th]