If any regulation, section, sub-section, division, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or portion of 118 CMR 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 remainder of 118 CMR shall be unaffected.

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118 CMR 1.00: M.G.L. c. 19C, §§ 2, 3(b), 4(b), 11 and 15.