Section TCT.01.16 — Amendments And Severability

(a) Amendments. Amendments to these rules will be effective upon enactment by the Stockbridge-Munsee Community Tribal Council without further review by the Secretary of the Interior.

(1) All amendments to this ordinance shall have prospective effect.

(A) When qualifications for judicial office or for court personnel are amended, persons filling the position(s) at the time the amendments are approved are allowed to complete their term of service under the qualifications in place at the time they began their term of service.

(B) Guardians ad litem and lay advocates who cannot hold an elder-youth license, but who are actively engaged in a case or cases before the Tribal Court System at the time of the enactment of Section TCT.01.11(c)(1) requiring an elder-youth license may complete their representation or assignment in the given case or cases.

(b) Severability. If any section, provision, or portion of these rules is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of these rules will not be affected thereby. The Tribe declares there is no liability on the part of the Tribe, its agencies, or employees for damages that may occur as a result of reliance upon or conformance with these rules.