15 U.S.C. § 30 — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title IV,

Page 43 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 34 AMENDMENTS 1974—Pub. L. 93–528 substituted provisions for appeals to the court of appeals from civil actions in district courts where equitable relief is sought, review by the Supreme Court of judgments of courts of appeals, and for direct appeals to the Supreme Court of cases involv- ing general public importance, for provisions that ap- peals from final judgments of district courts lie to the Supreme Court only. 1948—Act June 25, 1948, amended section generally to strike out provisions relating to time for appeal, proce- dure, etc. See sections 2101 and 2109 of Title 28, Judici- ary and Judicial Procedure. 1944—Act June 9, 1944, provided for certification of case to circuit court of appeals when there was no quorum of Justices of the Supreme Court qualified to participate in the consideration of the case and for des- ignation of circuit judges in the event of disqualifica- tion from hearing the case. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Act Mar. 3, 1911, which transferred the powers and du- ties of the circuit courts to the district courts, sub- stituted ‘‘district court’’ for ‘‘circuit court’’. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1974 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 93–528, § 7, Dec. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 1710, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by section 5 of this Act [amending this section] shall not apply to an action in which a notice of appeal to the Supreme Court has been filed on or before the fifteenth day following the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 21, 1974]. Appeal in any such action shall be taken pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of the Act of February 11, 1903 (32 Stat. 823), as amended (15 U.S.C. 29; [former] 49 U.S.C. 45) which were in effect on the day preceding the date of enact- ment of this Act.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1948 AMENDMENT Section 38 of act June 25, 1948, provided that the amendment made by that act is effective Sept. 1, 1948. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1944 AMENDMENT Act June 9, 1944, ch. 239, 58 Stat. 272, provided in part: ‘‘This Act [this section] shall apply to every case pend- ing before the Supreme Court of the United States on the date of its enactment [June 9, 1944].’’ SHORT TITLE Act Feb. 11, 1903, which enacted sections 28 and 29 of this title, is commonly known as the ‘‘Expediting Act’’. § 30. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title IV, § 14102(f), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1922 Section, act Mar. 3, 1913, ch. 114, 37 Stat. 731, provided that depositions for use in suits in equity brought under sections 1 to 7 of this title would be open to pub- lic. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Nov. 2, 2002, and applicable to cases pending on or after Nov. 2, 2002, see section 14103 of Pub. L. 107–273, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment note under section 3 of this title. § 31. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title IV, § 14102(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1921 Section, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, § 11, 37 Stat. 567, re- lated to closure of Panama Canal to violators of anti- trust laws. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Nov. 2, 2002, and applicable only with respect to cases commenced on or after Nov. 2, 2002, see section 14103 of Pub. L. 107–273, set out as a note under section 3 of this title. §§ 32, 33. Repealed. Pub. L. 91–452, title II, §§ 209, 210, Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 929 Section 32, act Feb. 25, 1903, ch. 755, § 1, 32 Stat. 904, granted immunity from prosecution to witnesses testi- fying or producing evidence, documentary or otherwise, in any proceeding, suit, or prosecution under section 1 to 11 of this title. See section 6001 et seq. of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. Section 33, act June 30, 1906, ch. 3920, 34 Stat. 798, pro- vided that, under the immunity provisions of former section 32 of this title, immunity was to extend only to a natural person who, in obedience to a subpoena, testi- fied or produced evidence. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective on sixtieth day following Oct. 15, 1970, see section 260 of Pub. L. 91–452, set out as an Ef- fective Date; Savings Provision note under section 6001 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. SAVINGS PROVISION Repeal of sections by Pub. L. 91–452 not to affect any immunity to which any individual was entitled under sections by reason of any testimony given before the sixtieth day following Oct. 15, 1970, see section 260 of Pub. L. 91–452, set out as an Effective Date; Savings Provision note under section 6001 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. § 34. Definitions applicable to sections 34 to 36 For purposes of sections 34 to 36 of this title— (1) the term ‘‘local government’’ means— (A) a city, county, parish, town, township, village, or any other general function gov- ernmental unit established by State law, or (B) a school district, sanitary district, or any other special function governmental unit established by State law in one or more States, (2) the term ‘‘person’’ has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton Act [15 U.S.C. 12(a)], but does not in- clude any local government as defined in para- graph (1) of this section, and (3) the term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given it in section 4G(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 15g(2)). (Pub. L. 98–544, § 2, Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2750.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 98–544, § 6, Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2751, provided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this section, sections 35 and 36 of this title, and provisions set out as a note under section 1 of this title] shall take effect thirty days be- fore the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 24, 1984].’’