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 […]