84 - Construction; inconsistent laws.

§ 84. Construction; inconsistent laws. This article shall be liberally  construed  to  effectuate its objects and purposes and the public policy  of the state as hereby declared.  If any part of this  article,  or  its  application  to  any persons or circumstances, is adjudged by a court to  be invalid or ineffectual, such judgment shall not affect the  remainder  of  the article or its application to any other person or circumstances.  This article shall supersede all laws inconsistent with it to the extent  of such inconsistency,  but  in  all  other  respects  shall  be  deemed  supplemental  to  such laws.  Nothing contained in this article shall be  construed as a repeal of any provision of the penal law or the  criminal  procedure  law  or  any other law relating to criminal or quasi-criminal  actions or proceedings.