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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 498 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1404645,"object_type":"law","relational_id":353299,"identifier":"2.2-4705","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/47\/2.2-4705","url":"\/2.2-4705\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4705\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/47\/2.2-4705","dublin_core":{"Title":"Liberal construction; inconsistent laws inapplicable","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4705","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the people of the Commonwealth, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof. <a id=\"paragraph-1316009\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-4705\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any general or special <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> or charters, or parts thereof, the provisions of this chapter shall control. <a id=\"paragraph-1316010\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-4705\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIBERAL CONSTRUCTION; INCONSISTENT LAWS INAPPLICABLE (\u00a7 2.2-4705)\n\nA. This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the people of the\nCommonwealth, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.\n\nB. Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the\nprovisions of any general or special laws or charters, or parts thereof, the\nprovisions of this chapter shall control.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 498, \u00a7\u00a7 2.1-234.9:6, 2.1-234.9:7; 2001, c. 844.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}