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Chapter or the continued use or operation of the premises under this
Chapter would endanger the health, welfare or safety of the public.
Any such revocation, suspension or refusal to renew shall be in writ-
ing and mailed by certified mail or delivered in person to the address
shown on the application.

In the collection and transportation of refuse, the Director may
revoke the registration of a particular vehicle or vehicles of the li-
censee found to be in violation of this Chapter, such revocation to re-
main in force until such time as the licensee puts any or all vehicles
in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter or corrects the
violation. Notice of revocation shall be as provided above. Such
revocation of the registration of a particular vehicle shall not other-
wise affect the license to do business issued under this Chapter or
affect the registration of complying vehicles of the licensee.

Sec. 5. Severability

The provisions of this Act are severable and if any provision,
sentence, clause, section or part thereof is held illegal, invalid or
unconstitutional or inapplicable to any person or circumstances, such
illegality, invalidity or unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not
affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses,
sections or parts of the Act or their application to other persons or
circumstances. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that
this Act would have been adopted if such illegal, invalid or uncon-
stitutional provision, sentence, clause, section or part had not been
included therein, and if the person or circumstances to which the Act
or any part thereof is inapplicable had been specifically exempted
therefrom.

Sec. 6. Emergency Legislation

The Council hereby finds that the enactment of this legislation
is necessary for the immediate protection of the public health or
safety, and hereby declares this enactment emergency legislation to
take effect immediately.

Effective: September 9, 1970

CHAPTER 32

(BILL NO. 28-70)

AN ACT to amend Chapter 83, titled "Electricity," of the Mont-
gomery County Code 1965, as amended, by repealing Article I,
titled "Electrical Code," and enacting in lieu thereof a new Arti-
cle I, titled "Electrical Code—Generally"; by repealing and re-
enacting, with amendments, Article II, titled "Electrical Con-
tractor's License"; by adding a new Article III, titled "Permits,