New York Laws
Article 3-A - Bank Holding Companies; Control of Banking Institutions
146 - Saving Provision.

ยง 146. Saving provision. Nothing herein contained shall be interpreted
or construed as approving any act, action or conduct which is or has
been or may be in violation of existing law, nor shall anything herein
contained constitute a defense to any action, suit, or proceeding,
pending or hereafter instituted on account of any act, action, or
conduct prohibited by law.