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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 879<\/a> and 898<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63744,"section_number":"40.1-6","catch_line":"Powers and duties of Commissioner","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-6\/"}],"permalink":{"id":220277,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79228,"identifier":"40.1-51.19:4.1","token":"40.1\/3.1\/2\/40.1-51.19_4.1","url":"\/40.1-51.19_4.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-51.19_4.1\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/2\/40.1-51.19_4.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Variances","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-51.19:4.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon application pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 9 of \u00a7 40.1-6<\/a>, the Commissioner<\/span> may allow variances from a specific statutory requirement of this article provided the applicant proves by clear and convincing evidence<\/span> his hobby or model boiler<\/span> meets substantially equivalent construction and operating criteria and standards.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVARIANCES (\u00a7 40.1-51.19:4.1)\n\nUpon application pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 9 of \u00a7 40.1-6, the\nCommissioner may allow variances from a specific statutory requirement of this\narticle provided the applicant proves by clear and convincing evidence his hobby\nor model boiler meets substantially equivalent construction and operating\ncriteria and standards.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, cc. 879, 898.","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}}