It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. In all respects in which the home rule charter of the town of Tiverton, approved on November 8, 1994, may require ratification, confirmation, validation or enactment by the General Assembly, but in no other respects, the provisions of the home rule charter including, but not limited to sections 203, 204, 407, 502, 704, 706, 903, 1007 and 1102 so adopted are hereby ratified, confirmed, validated and enacted. It is the express intention of the general assembly by the passage of this act, to give effect to, ratify, conform, validate and enact those certain provisions of the home rule charter of the town of Tiverton approved on November 8, 1994, which require ratification, confirmation, validation or enactment, but nothing in this act shall be construed to abrogate or impair the powers now or hereafter granted to towns and cities by Article XIII of the constitution and other applicable laws of the state of Rhode Island or those rights retained by said town in said charter.

SECTION 2. If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to the town of Tiverton or to any person or circumstance is held invalid by reason of being deemed in violation of any provision of the constitution of the state of Rhode Island or otherwise, the remainder of this act, or the application of such provision to said town, or to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.