CMP.2.1.050 Interpretation

(a) The provisions of this Code:

(1) Shall be interpreted and applied as minimum requirements applicable to Consumer Financial Services subject to this Code;

(2) Shall be liberally construed in favor of the Tribe;

(3) Shall not be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other tribal power or authority.

(b) The Authority shall observe the Findings, Intentions, and Policies as provided in Section CMP.2.1.030 of this Code in the exercise of its discretionary powers.

(c) No Person acting, or who has acted, in good faith reliance upon a rule, order, or declaratory statement issued by the Authority shall be subject to any criminal, civil, or administrative liability for such action, notwithstanding a subsequent decision by a court of competent jurisdiction invalidating the rule, order, or declaratory statement.

(d) No Person other than the Person to whom an order or declaratory statement is issued is entitled to rely upon that order or declaratory statement if it is not of general application unless the material facts or circumstances are substantially the same as those upon which the order or declaratory statement was based.

(e) Words of the masculine gender or neuter include masculine and feminine genders and are the neuter.

(f) Words in the present tense include the future and past tenses.

(g) Words in the singular number include the plural, and words in the plural number include the singular.