{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/40.1-51.19_4.1.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/40.1-51.19_4.1.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/40.1-51.19_4.1.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/40.1-51.19_4.1.html"}],"law_id":363418,"edition_id":2,"section_id":363418,"structure_id":51862,"section_number":"40.1-51.19:4.1","catch_line":"Variances","history":"2000, cc. 879, 898.","full_text":"Upon application pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 9 of \u00a7 40.1-6, the Commissioner may allow variances from a specific statutory requirement of this article provided the applicant proves by clear and convincing evidence his hobby or model boiler meets substantially equivalent construction and operating criteria and standards.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1354391,"text":"Upon application pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 9 of \u00a7 40.1-6, the Commissioner may allow variances from a specific statutory requirement of this article provided the applicant proves by clear and convincing evidence his hobby or model boiler meets substantially equivalent construction and operating criteria and standards.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":51862,"edition_id":2,"name":"Hobby and Model Boilers","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":2,"parent_id":51860,"metadata":{"child_laws":6,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:50:14","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:33:24","permalink":{"id":1447261,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51862,"identifier":"2","token":"40.1\/3.1\/2","url":"\/40.1\/3.1\/2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51860,"edition_id":2,"name":"Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act","identifier":"3.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":4,"parent_id":51843,"metadata":{"child_laws":26,"child_structures":2},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:50:13","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:33:24","permalink":{"id":1447177,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51860,"identifier":"3.1","token":"40.1\/3.1","url":"\/40.1\/3.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51843,"edition_id":2,"name":"Labor and Employment","identifier":"40.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":89,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":237,"child_structures":28},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:49:54","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:33:22","permalink":{"id":1446725,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51843,"identifier":"40.1","token":"40.1","url":"\/40.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":363415,"structure_id":51862,"section_number":"40.1-51.19:1","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/40.1-51.19_1\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/2\/40.1-51.19_1","metadata":false},{"id":363416,"structure_id":51862,"section_number":"40.1-51.19:2","catch_line":"Applicability","url":"\/40.1-51.19_2\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/2\/40.1-51.19_2","metadata":false},{"id":363417,"structure_id":51862,"section_number":"40.1-51.19:3","catch_line":"Inspection and testing","url":"\/40.1-51.19_3\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/2\/40.1-51.19_3","metadata":false},{"id":363419,"structure_id":51862,"section_number":"40.1-51.19:4","catch_line":"Operations and maintenance","url":"\/40.1-51.19_4\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/2\/40.1-51.19_4","metadata":false},{"id":363418,"structure_id":51862,"section_number":"40.1-51.19:4.1","catch_line":"Variances","url":"\/40.1-51.19_4.1\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/2\/40.1-51.19_4.1","metadata":false},{"id":363420,"structure_id":51862,"section_number":"40.1-51.19:5","catch_line":"Civil penalty","url":"\/40.1-51.19_5\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/2\/40.1-51.19_5","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":363419,"structure_id":51862,"section_number":"40.1-51.19:4","catch_line":"Operations and maintenance","url":"\/40.1-51.19_4\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/2\/40.1-51.19_4","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":363420,"structure_id":51862,"section_number":"40.1-51.19:5","catch_line":"Civil penalty","url":"\/40.1-51.19_5\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/2\/40.1-51.19_5","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/40.1-51.19:4.1\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2000. 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