§ 242. Separability of provisions; federal law; regulations. 1. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this article and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
2. Nothing in this article shall be interpreted or applied so as to create a conflict with federal law.
3. The chair shall have authority to adopt regulations to effectuate any of the provisions of this article.