North Carolina General Statutes
Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 143B-22 - Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents.

143B-22. Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents.
Any reference or designation in any statute, contract, or other document pertaining to functions, powers, obligations, and duties of a State agency assigned by the Executive Organization Act of 1973 to a principal State department shall be deemed to refer to the principal State department or the head of the principal State department, as may be appropriate. (1973, c. 476, s. 22.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973

Article 1 - General Provisions.

§ 143B-1 - Short title.

§ 143B-2 - Interim applicability of the Executive Organization Act of 1973[Effective until January 1, 2023]

§ 143B-3 - Definitions.

§ 143B-4 - Policy-making authority and administrative powers of Governor; delegation.

§ 143B-5 - Governor; continuation of powers and duties.

§ 143B-6 - Principal departments[Effective until January 1, 2023]

§ 143B-7 - Continuation of functions.

§ 143B-8 - Unassigned functions.

§ 143B-9 - Appointment of officers and employees.

§ 143B-10 - Powers and duties of heads of principal departments.

§ 143B-11 - Subunit nomenclature.

§ 143B-12 - Internal organization of departments; allocation and reallocation of duties and functions; limitations.

§ 143B-13 - Appointment, qualifications, terms, and removal of members of commissions.

§ 143B-14 - Administrative services to commissions.

§ 143B-15 - Compensation of members of commissions.

§ 143B-16 - Appointment and removal of members of boards, councils and committees.

§ 143B-17 - Commission investigations and orders.

§ 143B-19 - Pending actions and proceedings.

§ 143B-21 - Affirmation of prior acts of abolished agencies.

§ 143B-22 - Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents.

§ 143B-23 - Completion of unfinished business.

§ 143B-24 - Cooperative agreements; prohibition regarding Health Benefit Exchanges.

§ 143B-25 - Agencies not enumerated.

§ 143B-26 - Constitutional references.

§ 143B-28 - Goals of continuing reorganization.

§ 143B-28.1 - Create Collaboration for Prosperity Zones.

§ 143B-30.1 - Rules Review Commission created.

§ 143B-30.2 - Purpose of Commission.

§ 143B-30.4 - Evidence.