Section 53-1-40 does not apply to the following:
S.C. Code § 53-1-50
Section 4 of 1983 Act No. 121, effective June 16, 1983, provides as follows:
"Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect or in any way repeal the provisions of Chapters 11, 13, and 15 of Title 52 of the 1976 Code."