The provisions of this Code are hereby declared to be severable, and if any section, provision or part thereof shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder of this Code shall continue in full force and effect, it being the legislative intent that this Code should have been adopted even if such unconstitutional or invalid matter had not been included therein. It is further declared that, if any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Code and the applications thereof to other persons shall not be affected thereby. (Prior code 1.6)