W. Va. Code R. § 142-16-1 - General

1.1. Scope. -- This rule shall apply to any investigation commenced pursuant to the provisions of W. Va. Code ''47-18-6, 7.

1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code '47-18-20.

1.3. Filing Date. -- April 9, 1991.

1.4. Effective Date. -- April 9, 1991.

1.5. Purpose. -- The purpose of this rule is to authorize the Attorney General to require persons upon whom subpoenas may be served to provide written answers under oath to written questions.

1.6. Construction. -- This rule shall be liberally construed to effectuate the beneficial purposes of the West Virginia Antitrust Act.

1.7. Severability. -- If, for any reason, any section, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this rule or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality shall not affect other sections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or provisions or their application to any other person or circumstance, and to this end, each and every section, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this rule is hereby declared severable.

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