§ 7-1-10 - Rules of construction
               	 		
O.C.G.A.    7-1-10   (2010)
   7-1-10.    Rules of construction 
      (a)  The rules of statutory construction contained in Chapter 3 of Title 1 shall apply to this chapter.
(b)  Unless  otherwise specifically indicated and to the full extent permitted by  the Constitution of Georgia, any reference in this chapter to an  existing statute or regulation shall mean to such statute or regulation  as has been or may in the future be amended or have material added to  it. If in any case such construction is not constitutionally  permissible, such reference shall mean to the statute or regulation as  it existed on April 1, 1975.
(c)  Any  reference in this chapter to an action by a superior court or other  court shall authorize a judge of such court to take such action in term  or in vacation, whether present in the county or absent from it.