TITLE 7
BANKING AND FINANCE
ARTICLE 1
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY
7-1-10. Rules of construction.
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The rules of statutory construction contained in Chapter 3 of Title 1 shall apply to this title.
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Unless otherwise specifically indicated and to the full extent permitted by the Constitution of Georgia, any reference in this title to an existing statute or regulation shall mean to such statute or regulation as has been or may in the future be amended or have material added to it. If in any case such construction is not constitutionally permissible, such reference shall mean to the statute or regulation as it existed on July 1, 2016.
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Any reference in this title to an action by a superior court or other court shall authorize a judge of such court to take such action in term or in vacation, whether present in the county or absent from it.
(Code 1933, § 41A-105, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 390, § 7-2/HB 811.)
The 2016 amendment,
effective July 1, 2016, substituted "title" for "chapter" throughout this Code section; and substituted "July 1, 2016" for "April 1, 1975" in the last sentence of subsection (b).
