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PUBLIC LAW 88-503-AUG. 30, 1964

[78 STAT.

the securities business and at least two of whom shall be members of the bar of the District of Columbia. I n no case shall more than three members of the Advisory Committee be members of the same political party. The members shall be selected on the basis of their experience and qualifications to advise the Public Service Commission on all phases of the securities business. The members shall be appointed for staggered terms of three years each, with two members appointed each year, to serve without compensation and eligible for reappointment for additional terms, provided that not more than two of the terms are in succession. The duration of the terms of the first members appointed hereunder shall be designated by the President of the Board of Commissioners at the time of their appointment. The members of the Advisory Committee shall select their own chairman. Meetings of the Advisory Committee shall be held when called by the Chairman of the Public Service Commission and may be attended by members of the said Commission. The Advisory Committee shall give the Public Service Commission the benefit of its advice on any and all matters pertaining to the administration of this Act, particularly the adoption, amendment or repeal of rules, regulations, and forms provided for herein. SEVERABILITY

SEC. 19. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this Act are severable. EFFECTIVE DATE

P u b l i c Service Commission of D.C., designation.

44 Stat. 920.

SEC. 20. (a) Sections 3, 13(b), 13(d), 16, and 21 of this Act, together with definitions of terms used therein, shall take effect upon approval of this Act. (b) The remaining provisions of this Act shall take effect at 12:01 antemeridian on the one hundred and eightieth day after approval of this Act, or, if the one hundred and eightieth day be a holiday in the District, at 12:01 antemeridian on the first business day thereafter. SEC. 21. The Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia established by paragraph 97 of section 8 of the Act of March 4, 1913, entitled "An Act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and for other purposes" (D.C. Code, sec. 43-201) hereafter shall be known as the "Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia". Whereever reference is made to the Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia in any Act of Congress, or in any compact authorized by an Act of Congress, or in any regulation or order, such reference shall be held to be a reference to the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia. Approved August 30, 1964.

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