New York Business Corporation Law Section 1701 - Application and effect of article.

1701. Application and effect of article.
(a) This article shall be applicable to all benefit corporations.
(b)  The  existence of a provision of this article shall not of itself
  create any implication that a contrary or different rule of  law  is  or
  would  be  applicable  to  a  business corporation that is not a benefit
  corporation. This article shall not affect any statute or  rule  of  law
  that  is  or would be applicable to a business corporation that is not a
  benefit corporation.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this article, this  chapter  shall
  be  applicable  to  all benefit corporations. The specific provisions of
  this article shall control over the general provisions of this chapter.
(d) A provision of the certificate of incorporation  or  bylaws  of  a
  benefit corporation may not relax, be inconsistent with or supersede any
  provision of this article.

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