Virginia Law and Rules of Construction

Text in effect from and after October 1, 2005

Title 1 General Provisions

Chap. 2.1 Common Law and Rules of Construction, §§ 1-200 — 1-257

Art. 2 Rules of Construction and Definitions, §§ 1-202 — 1-257

 

§ 1-202. General rule of construction. — The rules and definitions set forth in this chapter shall be used in the construction of this Code and the acts of the General Assembly, unless the construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intention of the General Assembly. (Code 1919, § 5; Code 1950, § 1-13; 1950, p. 20; 2005, c. 839.)

Virginia Code 1-202

Title 1 General Provisions

Chap. 2 Common Law, Statutes and Rules of Construction, §§ 1-10 — 1-17.2

 

§ 1-13. Rules of construction. [Repealed] — In the construction of this Code and of all statutes, the rules shall be observed as set forth in the following sections, unless the construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intention of the General Assembly. (Code 1919, § 5; Code 1950, § 1-13; 1950, p. 20.)

Virginia Code § 1-13

What Virginia Law says about the Acts of Parliament

Title 1 General Provisions

Chap. 2.1 Common Law and Rules of Construction, §§ 1-200 — 1-257

Art. 1 Common Law and Acts of Parliament, §§ 1-200 — 1-201

§ 1-201. Acts of Parliament. — The right and benefit of all writs, remedial and judicial, given by any statute or act of Parliament, made in aid of the common law prior to the fourth year of the reign of James the First, of a general nature, not local to England, shall still be saved, insofar as the same are consistent with the Bill of Rights and Constitution of this Commonwealth and the Acts of Assembly. (Code 1919, § 3, § 1-11; 2005, c. 839.)

Virginia Code 1-201

What Virginia Law Says About Common Law

Title 1 General Provisions

Chap. 2.1 Common Law and Rules of Construction, §§ 1-200 — 1-257

Art. 1 Common Law and Acts of Parliament, §§ 1-200 — 1-201

 

§ 1-200. The common law. — The common law of England, insofar as it is not repugnant to the principles of the Bill of Rights and Constitution of this Commonwealth, shall continue in full force within the same, and be the rule of decision, except as altered by the General Assembly. (Code 1919, § 2, § 1-10; 2005, c. 839.)

Virginia Code 1-200

Title 1 General Provisions

Chap. 2 Common Law, Statutes and Rules of Construction, §§ 1-10 — 1-17.2

 

§ 1-10. The common law. [Repealed] — The common law of England, insofar as it is not repugnant to the principles of the Bill of Rights and Constitution of this Commonwealth, shall continue in full force within the same, and be the rule of decision, except as altered by the General Assembly. (Code 1919, § 2.)

Virginia Code § 1-10