If any provision or portion of this article is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision or portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article.
(Sec. 13-22.3, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 40, Art. 4, § 40-4.3)