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This law was first created in 1973. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 535 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1973 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1975, chapter 502; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57864,"section_number":"10.1-1308","catch_line":"Regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1308\/"},{"id":69625,"section_number":"2.2-4002","catch_line":"Exemptions from chapter generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4002\/"},{"id":70514,"section_number":"2.2-4015","catch_line":"Effective date of regulation; exception","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4015\/"},{"id":53967,"section_number":"2.2-4031","catch_line":"Publication of Virginia Register of Regulations; exceptions; notice of public hearings of proposed regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4031\/"},{"id":59110,"section_number":"30-155","catch_line":"Responsibilities as to administrative law; appointment of Administrative Law Advisory Committee; staff","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-155\/"},{"id":68926,"section_number":"40.1-51.25","catch_line":"Safety and Health Codes Board to formulate rules, regulations, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-51.25\/"},{"id":81745,"section_number":"45.2-1003","catch_line":" Authority and duties of Director","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1003\/"},{"id":58604,"section_number":"54.1-3223","catch_line":"Regulations relating to therapeutic pharmaceutical agents","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3223\/"},{"id":57347,"section_number":"62.1-44.12","catch_line":"Records of proceedings; special orders, standards, policies, rules and regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.12\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":176933,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84745,"identifier":"2.2-4100","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/41\/2.2-4100","url":"\/2.2-4100\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4100\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/41\/2.2-4100","dublin_core":{"Title":"Short title; purpose of chapter; declaration of policy","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4100","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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B.<\/span> It is the purpose of this chapter to satisfy the need for public availability of information respecting the regulations<\/span> of state agencies. Nothing in this chapter contemplates or is designed to limit or impede the present or future making, amendment, or repeal of regulations<\/span> by administrative agencies. It is declared to be the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage, facilitate, and assist agencies in developing regulations<\/span> that will inform the public of the requirements, policies, and procedures of the administrative authorities of the State. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSHORT TITLE; PURPOSE OF CHAPTER; DECLARATION OF POLICY (\u00a7 2.2-4100)\n\nA. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Virginia Register\nAct.”\n\nB. It is the purpose of this chapter to satisfy the need for public availability\nof information respecting the regulations of state agencies. Nothing in this\nchapter contemplates or is designed to limit or impede the present or future\nmaking, amendment, or repeal of regulations by administrative agencies. It is\ndeclared to be the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage, facilitate, and\nassist agencies in developing regulations that will inform the public of the\nrequirements, policies, and procedures of the administrative authorities of the\nState.\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 535, \u00a7\u00a7 9-6.15, 9-6.22; 1975, c. 502; 2001, c. 844.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}