Effective Dates and Severance

(1) Effective Date. The effective date of 102 CMR 1.00 through 8.00 et seq. is May 1, 1997. (2) Licenses Issued Under Previous Standards. Any license, or approval, in effect immediately prior to the effective date of 102 CMR 1.00 through 8.00 et seq. shall remain in effect, unless suspended or revoked, until a new license or approval is issued or expressly refused under 102 CMR 1.00 through 8.00 et seq. (3) Severance. If any provision contained in 102 CMR 1.00 through 8.00 et seq. or the application thereof to anypersonor circumstances is held invalid, the remainder 102 CMR 1.00 through 8.00 et seq. and the application of provisions in question to other persons not similarly situated, or to other circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.