{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-executive-law-1000","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Executive Law § 1000","heading":"Interpretation","body":"§ 1000. Interpretation.  1. The provisions of this chapter in so far\nas they are substantially the same as the existing law on July first,\nnineteen hundred fifty-one, shall be construed as a continuation of the\nprovisions of the former executive law and not as a new enactment.\n  2. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this chapter\nshall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,\nsuch judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder\nthereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,\nparagraph, section, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy\nin which such judgment shall have been rendered.","path":["Executive Law","Article 50. Interpretation"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EXC/1000","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"56d72bc9680e4b7eadbbdfe59878c695180a3c96096b463ac388b91593e14557","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-executive-law-996","next":"us-ny/n.y.-executive-law-1001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}