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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>366581</law_id><section_number>5.1-175</section_number><catch_line>Act liberally construed</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="9" identifier="5.1">Aviation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="13" identifier="10">Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>This act, being necessary for the welfare of the Commonwealth of Virginia and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.</p></section></text><history>2001, c. 342.</history><metadata><court_decisions></court_decisions></metadata></law>
