If any provision of this chapter, or the application of any provision of this chapter to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, and the remainder of this chapter shall not be affected thereby. (July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title III, § 315, formerly § 12, as added Pub. L. 88–206, § 1 , Dec. 17, 1963 , 77 Stat. 401 ; renumbered § 305, Pub. L. 89–272, title I, § 101(4) , Oct. 20, 1965 , 79 Stat. 992 ; renumbered § 308 and amended, Pub. L. 90–148, § 2 , Nov. 21, 1967 , 81 Stat. 506 ; renumbered § 315, Pub. L. 91–604, § 12(a) , Dec. 31, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1705 .) Editorial Notes Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1857k of this title . Amendments 1967— Pub. L. 90–148 reenacted section without change. CFR Title Parts 40 3 , 9 , 51 , 62 , 72 , 81 , 85 , 86 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 98 , 451 , 1027 , 1030 , 1031 , 1036 , 1037 , 1039 , 1045 , 1048 , 1051 , 1054 , 1060 , 1065 , 1066 , 1068 , 1074