W. Va. Code R. § 142-18-1

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

Section 142-18-1 - General

1.1. Scope. -- This rule shall apply to any action brought by the Attorney General under W. Va. Code ''47-18-1, 23.

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 implement, apply, interpret, and make specific the exemption contained in W. Va. Code '47-18-5 relating to regulated businesses.

1.6. Construction. -- This rule shall be interpreted in conformity with the federal decisional law relating to exemptions under the federal antitrust laws.

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. § 142-18-1