If any regulation or section, sub-section, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof is found to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction for any reason, said portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and the validity of the remaining portion, if any, of the affected regulations or of the other regulations shall not be affected.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

115 CMR 1.00: M.G.L. chs. 19B and 123B.