N.Y. Banking Law § 680-p: Severability

§ 680-p. Severability. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence,

paragraph, section or part of this article shall be adjudged by any

court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not

affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be

confined in its operation to the word, phrase, clause, sentence,

paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy

in which judgment shall have been rendered.