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.

   Synonym: sunset provision

   Antonym: sunrise clause

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

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 French: norme juridique temporaire (fr) f Korean: please add this translation if you can Norwegian: Bokmål: solnedgangsklausul m Spanish: please add this translation if you can Swedish: solnedgångsklausul (sv) c

See also

• condition precedent
• condition subsequent