79433956-231.36Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Public Service CompaniesUtility Consumer Services Cooperatives And Utility Aggregation CooperativesUtility Consumer Services Cooperatives ActConstruction of article; conflicting laws1999, c. 874.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/56-231.36//56-231.36/56/9.1/1/56-231.36This article is to be liberally construed and the enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method or thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods or things, and any provisions of other laws in conflict with the provisions of this article shall not apply to cooperatives operating hereunder. Any object, purpose, power, manner, method or thing which is not specifically prohibited is permitted.section1