South Carolina § 40-33-1365 Construction and severability.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 40-33-1365 — Construction and severability.

South Carolina § 40-33-1365

Title 40PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 33NURSES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1365 (2026).

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This compact must be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this compact are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States, or if the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability of it to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is not affected. If this compact is held to be contrary to the constitution of any party state, this compact remains in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the party state affected as to all severable matters.

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This compact must be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this compact are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States, or if the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability of it to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is not affected. If this compact is held to be contrary to the constitution of any party state, this compact remains in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the party state affected as to all severable matters.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 87, SECTION 2; 2017 Act No. 41 (H.3349), SECTION 1, eff May 10, 2017. Editor's Note 2005 Act No. 87, SECTION 7, provides as follows: "This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to nursing licenses applied for after September 30, 2006." Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 41, SECTION 1, deleted the paragraph identifiers; in the first sentence, substituted "its purposes" for "the purposes as stated in Section 40-43-1305(B)"; in the second sentence, substituted "applicability thereof" for "applicability of any of them"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.