The provisions of this chapter shall be severable, and if any court declares any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this chapter to be invalid, or its applicability of any government, agency, person, or circumstance is declared invalid, the remainder of the chapter and its relevant applicability shall not be affected. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to give effect to the purposes thereof.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-24.9-21
Severability and construction
Known as the Mercury Reduction and Education Act
The act spans §§ 23-24.9-1 to 23-24.9-9.4 (31 sections).
P.L. 2001, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 318, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.