{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"5","citation":"Wat. Code, § 5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"GENERAL PROVISIONS","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/general-provisions"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, these definitions, rules of construction, and general provisions shall govern the construction of this code.</p>","text":"Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, these definitions, rules of construction, and general provisions shall govern the construction of this code.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/general-provisions-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}