Pub. Util. Code, § 5 · . GENERAL PROVISIONS

Pub. Util. Code, § 5

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Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, the definitions, rules of construction, and other general provisions contained in Sections 1 to 22, inclusive, and the definitions in the Public Utilities Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 201) of Part 1 of Division 1), shall govern the construction of this code.

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History

Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 558, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2009.

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