021-1 Wyo. Code R. §§ 1-6 - Rules of Construction

(a) Unless the content clearly indicates otherwise, this Chapter applies to all Chapters.

(b) To aid readability, these Regulations use the masculine gender when referring to individuals and use the neuter gender when referring to non-individuals. Words expressed using one gender include the other genders.

(c) Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, these Regulations shall be construed by the following rules:

(i) Words and phrases shall be taken in their ordinary and usual sense, but technical words and phrases having a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law or in the money transmitter industry shall be understood according to their technical import.

(ii) Reference to "the Wyoming Statutes" or the abbreviation "W.S." means the Wyoming Statutes as published from time to time and, pending reduction to published form and subject to applicable effective dates, all supplements, additions and other modifications enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming. Reference to a named act or rule shall be treated correspondingly.

(iii) These rules shall be construed consistently with W.S. 8-1-103.

(d) Reference to a particular Section without indication of the Chapter in which it is found refers to the applicable Section in the same Chapter as the reference is found.

(e) Reference to a particular Chapter without indication of the body of regulations in which it is found refers to the applicable Chapter in these Regulations.

(f) Use of the term "includes" or "including" means that the list of items is not exhaustive but instead is illustrative.

(g) Reference to any particular rule (whether of practice, procedure or otherwise), section, code or act means such rule, section, code or act (whether statutory, regulatory or otherwise) as the same may be amended, re-codified, relocated or otherwise modified from time to time.

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021-1 Wyo. Code R. §§ 1-6

Amended, Eff. 11/16/2021.