Sec. 222.1. Separability clause, construction

(a) If any part or provision of these regulations or the application thereof to any person or circumstances be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. Such controversy or judgment shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of these regulations or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances.

(b) For purposes of these regulations, any act or activity of the executive director of the agency, any person designated by him or her, or other such employee of the agency shall be deemed an act or activity of the agency.