Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 25, June 21, 2024
Section 142-7-1 - General1.1. Scope and Purpose. -- This procedural rule specified the process and requirements for the issuance of a declaratory ruling on the qualification of motor vehicle manufacturer's informal dispute settlement mechanisms and is intended to supplement and be read together with the Legislative Rule pertaining to the establishment and qualification of third-party dispute mechanisms for the resolution of new motor vehicle warranty disputes between the consumer and the manufacturer, its agents, or its authorized dealer, Title 142, Rules of the Attorney General, Chapter 46A-6A, Series 3 (hereinafter the Legislative Rule, Series 3.)1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code ''46A-6-103 and 46A-6A-81.3. Filing Date. -- May 1, 1987.1.4. Effective Date. -- June 1, 1987.1.5. Construction. -- This rule shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of the West Virginia New Motor Vehicle Warranties Act, W. Va. Code '46A-6A-1 et seq.1.6. Severability. -- If, for any reason, any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this Rule or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or provisions or its application to any other person or circumstance, and to this end each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this rule is hereby declared severable.