WAC 365-195-705   Basic assumptions.  (1) Where the legislature has spoken expressly on the relationship of the act to other statutory provisions, the explicit legislative directions shall be carried out. Examples of such express provisions are set forth in WAC 365-195-750.

     (2) Absent a clear statement of legislative intent or judicial interpretation to the contrary, it should be presumed that neither the act nor other statutes are intended to be preemptive. Rather they should be considered together and, wherever possible, construed as mutually consistent.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.190 (4)(b). 93-17-040, § 365-195-705, filed 8/11/93, effective 9/11/93.]