W. Va. Code R. § 142-14-1

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 142-14-1 - General

1.1. Scope. -- This rule shall apply in any action brought by the Attorney General under the West Virginia Antitrust Act, W. Va. Code ''47-18-1, -23, or authorized by federal law.

1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code '47-18-20.

1.3. Filing Date. -- April 9, 1991.

1.4. Effective Date. -- April 9, 1991.

1.5. Purpose. -- The purpose of this rule is to clarify, implement, apply, and make specific the provisions of W. Va. Code '47-18-11 (1978) relating to limitation of action unde the West Virginia Antitrust Act and authorizing the courts of this state to award a reasonable attorney's fee to the Attorney General in enforcement actions.

1.6. Construction. -- This rule shall be liberally construed to effectuate the beneficial purposes of the West Virginia Antitrust Act.

1.7. Severability. -- If, for any reason, any section, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this rule or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other sections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or provisions or their application to any other person or circumstance, and to this end, each and every section, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this rule is hereby declared severable.

W. Va. Code R. § 142-14-1