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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>370294</law_id><section_number>56-265.5</section_number><catch_line>Effective date of certificates</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="121" identifier="56">Public Service Companies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="10.1">Utility Facilities Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Certificates issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be effective from the date of issuance unless a different date be specified therein and shall remain in effect until terminated as herein provided.</p></section></text><history>1950, p. 600.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
