If any rule or portion thereof contained in this Chapter is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the rules herein and the applicability of such provisions shall not be affected thereby.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-23-.23
O.C.G.A. Secs. 25-12-15, 33-2-9, 50-13-21.