(a) Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds that any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is invalid for any reason, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end, all provisions of this chapter are severable.     
      (b) Effect of rules. The sections in this chapter are prescribed to govern the performance of appropriate statutory and regulatory functions and are not to be construed as limitations on the exercise of statutory authority by the commissioner of insurance.     
      (c) Effective date. This chapter is effective on August 1, 2017. Actions taken before the effective date of this chapter are governed by the regulations in effect on the date the action was taken, and the former regulations are continued in effect for that purpose.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §11.1 adopted to be effective August 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 2169