sunset clause

sunset clause

English

Noun

sunset clause (plural sunset clauses)

1. (law) A provision of a law which says the law or something under it, as an agency or benefit established by it, will come to an end on a particular date or after a particular period of time.

   A sunset clause in this act says the tax exemption will expire on the thirtieth day after the effective date of the act.

Synonyms

• sunset provision

Antonyms

• sunrise clause

Translations

legal provision

Chinese: Mandarin: 日落條款／日落条款 (rìluò tiáokuǎn), 落日條款／落日条款 (luòrì tiáokuǎn) Danish: solnedgangsklausul c Finnish: raukeamislauseke Korean: please add this translation if you can Spanish: please add this translation if you can Swedish: solnedgångsklausul (sv) c

See also

• condition precedent
• condition subsequent