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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 766 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1426699,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358498,"identifier":"30-164","token":"30\/16\/30-164","url":"\/30-164\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-164\/","token":"30\/16\/30-164","dublin_core":{"Title":"Construction of chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-164","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to supersede, repeal or limit any power, duty or function of the Governor or any department or agency of the Commonwealth, or any political subdivision thereof, as prescribed or defined by law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER (\u00a7 30-164)\n\nNothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to supersede, repeal or\nlimit any power, duty or function of the Governor or any department or agency of\nthe Commonwealth, or any political subdivision thereof, as prescribed or defined\nby law.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 766, \u00a7 9-135; 2001, c. 844.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}