Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to convey to any person immunity from civil or criminal liability, or to create any defenses to actions, under any antitrust law. (Added Pub. L. 96–517, § 6(a) , Dec. 12, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3027 .) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date Section effective July 1, 1981 , but implementing regulations authorized to be issued earlier, see section 8(f) of Pub. L. 96–517 , set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 41 of this title . CFR Title Parts 14 1245 45 650 48 2527