This Compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any member state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any member state, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining member states and in full force and effect as to the member state affected as to all severable matters. ?(2020-87, s. 3.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.13

  • Member state: Member state means a state that has enacted the Compact. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: Any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States of America that regulates the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
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