Severability and construction

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19.15-11., under Chapter 23-19.15 The Rhode Island Cesspool Act of 2007.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19.15-11.

The provisions of this chapter shall be severable, and if any court declares any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this chapter to be invalid, or its applicability to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is declared invalid, the remainder of the chapter and its relevant applicability shall not be affected. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to give effect to the purposes thereof.