13.1-606 - Effective time and date of document. - Virginia Statutes

§ 13.1-606. Effective time and date of document.

A. A certificate issued by the Commission is effective at the time suchcertificate is issued, unless the certificate relates to articles filed withthe Commission and the articles state that the certificate shall becomeeffective at a later time and date specified in the articles. In that eventthe certificate shall become effective at the earlier of the time and date sospecified or 11:59 p.m. on the fifteenth day after the date on which thecertificate is issued by the Commission. Any other document filed with theCommission shall be effective when accepted for filing unless otherwiseprovided for in this chapter.

B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, any certificate that has adelayed effective time and date shall not become effective if, prior to theeffective time and date, the parties to the articles to which the certificaterelates file a request for cancellation with the Commission and theCommission, by order, cancels the certificate.

C. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, for purposes of §§ 13.1-630and 13.1-762, any certificate that has a delayed effective date shall bedeemed to be effective when the certificate is issued.

(1985, c. 522.)