If any clause, sentence, paragraph,
section, or a part of this chapter shall be adjudged by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
impair or invalidate the remainder, but shall be confined in its operation
to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or a part directly involved
in a controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
This chapter shall be interpreted
in such a way wherever possible so that the meaning of the words and
phrases and sections herein shall make them valid and legal in their
effect. Whenever the requirements of this chapter are at variance
with the requirements of other lawfully adopted rules, regulations
or laws, the law with the most restrictive provisions or those imposing
the higher standards shall govern.
This chapter shall be operative immediately
and effective upon being filed with the New York State Secretary of
State pursuant to AA 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law of NYS, as
currently in effect and as hereafter amended from time to time.
