If any provision or clause of this title or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this title that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this title are severable.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10.1-108; 1966 (54) 2716; former 1976 Code Section 36-1-108; 2014 Act No. 213 (S.343), Section 1, eff October 1, 2014.
OFFICIAL COMMENT
Source: Former Section 1-108.
Changes from former law: Except for changing the form of reference to the Uniform Commercial Code, this section is identical to former Section 1-108.
1. This is the model severability section recommended by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws for inclusion in all acts of extensive scope.
Editor's Note
"This act," referred to in this section, means Act No. 1065 of the 1966 Acts and Joint Resolutions, originally codified as Titles 10.1 to 10.10 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1962, and now codified as Title 36 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976.
2014 Act No. 213, Section 51, provides as follows:
"SECTION 51. This act becomes effective on October 1, 2014. It applies to transactions entered into and events occurring after that date."