This Charter shall become effective on the first day of July 2004 except for the transitional provisions of Article X11 of this Charter which shall become effective upon certification of the adoption of this Charter under the election laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Words used in the masculine gender shall include the feminine in all places in this Charter.
Whenever reference is made in this Charter to the Administrative Code or ordinance, the provisions of such Administrative Code or ordinance shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter.
Amendments to this Charter shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Act 62 of 1972 of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, as amended, or as otherwise provided by general law.
If any provision or part thereof of this Charter is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions and parts thereof of this Charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of this Charter, its provisions or parts thereof, to any persons or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional, the applications of this Charter and said provisions or parts thereof to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.