As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Agency" means any authority, instrumentality, officer, board, or otherunit of the government of the Commonwealth with express or implied authorityto issue regulations other than the General Assembly, courts, municipalcorporations, counties, other local or regional governmental authoritiesincluding sanitary or other districts and joint state-federal, interstate orintermunicipal authorities, the Virginia Resources Authority, the VirginiaCode Commission with respect to minor changes made under the provisions of §30-150, and educational institutions operated by the Commonwealth withrespect to regulations that pertain to (i) their academic affairs; (ii) theselection, tenure, promotion and disciplining of faculty and employees; (iii)the selection of students; and (iv) rules of conduct and disciplining ofstudents.
"Virginia Administrative Code" means the codified publication ofregulations under the provisions of Chapter 15 (§ 30-145 et seq.) of Title 30.
"Commission" means the Virginia Code Commission.
"Guidance document" means any document developed by a state agency or staffthat provides information or guidance of general applicability to the staffor public to interpret or implement statutes or the agency's rules orregulations, excluding agency minutes or documents that pertain only to theinternal management of agencies. Nothing in this definition shall beconstrued or interpreted to expand the identification or release of anydocument otherwise protected by law.
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Regulations appointed as provided in §2.2-4102.
"Rule" or "regulation" means any statement of general application,having the force of law, affecting the rights or conduct of any person,promulgated by an agency in accordance with the authority conferred on it byapplicable basic laws.
"Virginia Register of Regulations" means the publication issued under theprovisions of Article 6 (§ 2.2-4031 et seq.) of the Administrative ProcessAct (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).
(1973, c. 535, § 9-6.16; 1975, c. 502; 1982, c. 489; 1984, c. 5; 1985, cc.67, 602; 1993, c. 669; 1997, cc. 11, 87; 2001, c. 844.)
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Agency" means any authority, instrumentality, officer, board, or otherunit of the government of the Commonwealth with express or implied authorityto issue regulations other than the General Assembly, courts, municipalcorporations, counties, other local or regional governmental authoritiesincluding sanitary or other districts and joint state-federal, interstate orintermunicipal authorities, the Virginia Resources Authority, the VirginiaCode Commission with respect to minor changes made under the provisions of §30-150, and educational institutions operated by the Commonwealth withrespect to regulations that pertain to (i) their academic affairs; (ii) theselection, tenure, promotion and disciplining of faculty and employees; (iii)the selection of students; and (iv) rules of conduct and disciplining ofstudents.
"Virginia Administrative Code" means the codified publication ofregulations under the provisions of Chapter 15 (§ 30-145 et seq.) of Title 30.
"Commission" means the Virginia Code Commission.
"Guidance document" means any document developed by a state agency or staffthat provides information or guidance of general applicability to the staffor public to interpret or implement statutes or the agency's rules orregulations, excluding agency minutes or documents that pertain only to theinternal management of agencies. Nothing in this definition shall beconstrued or interpreted to expand the identification or release of anydocument otherwise protected by law.
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Regulations appointed as provided in §2.2-4102.
"Rule" or "regulation" means any statement of general application,having the force of law, affecting the rights or conduct of any person,promulgated by an agency in accordance with the authority conferred on it byapplicable basic laws.
"Virginia Register of Regulations" means the publication issued under theprovisions of Article 6 (§ 2.2-4031 et seq.) of the Administrative ProcessAct (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).
(1973, c. 535, § 9-6.16; 1975, c. 502; 1982, c. 489; 1984, c. 5; 1985, cc.67, 602; 1993, c. 669; 1997, cc. 11, 87; 2001, c. 844.)
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Agency" means any authority, instrumentality, officer, board, or otherunit of the government of the Commonwealth with express or implied authorityto issue regulations other than the General Assembly, courts, municipalcorporations, counties, other local or regional governmental authoritiesincluding sanitary or other districts and joint state-federal, interstate orintermunicipal authorities, the Virginia Resources Authority, the VirginiaCode Commission with respect to minor changes made under the provisions of §30-150, and educational institutions operated by the Commonwealth withrespect to regulations that pertain to (i) their academic affairs; (ii) theselection, tenure, promotion and disciplining of faculty and employees; (iii)the selection of students; and (iv) rules of conduct and disciplining ofstudents.
"Virginia Administrative Code" means the codified publication ofregulations under the provisions of Chapter 15 (§ 30-145 et seq.) of Title 30.
"Commission" means the Virginia Code Commission.
"Guidance document" means any document developed by a state agency or staffthat provides information or guidance of general applicability to the staffor public to interpret or implement statutes or the agency's rules orregulations, excluding agency minutes or documents that pertain only to theinternal management of agencies. Nothing in this definition shall beconstrued or interpreted to expand the identification or release of anydocument otherwise protected by law.
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Regulations appointed as provided in §2.2-4102.
"Rule" or "regulation" means any statement of general application,having the force of law, affecting the rights or conduct of any person,promulgated by an agency in accordance with the authority conferred on it byapplicable basic laws.
"Virginia Register of Regulations" means the publication issued under theprovisions of Article 6 (§ 2.2-4031 et seq.) of the Administrative ProcessAct (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).
(1973, c. 535, § 9-6.16; 1975, c. 502; 1982, c. 489; 1984, c. 5; 1985, cc.67, 602; 1993, c. 669; 1997, cc. 11, 87; 2001, c. 844.)
