If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this article, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this article are severable.
(Sec. 13-42.8, R.O. 1978 (1987 Supp. to 1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 41, Art. 21, § 41-21.8)