What is the exact meaning of except as otherwise in the following phrase?
Except as otherwise provided in these bylaws,
It seems it's very common in the legal contexts. It is used frequently in phrases like these:
except as otherwise specified in this agreement
except as otherwise agreed
except as otherwise expressly set forth herein
Best Answer
@Damkerng is correct that the literal meaning is the meaning.
The phrase is to point out that there may be exceptions to the agreement, but they must be explicitly stated, usually in writing. Legal documents try to be as broad as possible in covering as many outcomes/possibilities, and so would not be able to list all possibilities. In such cases, it may be simpler to list the exceptions.
A complementary phrase which gets used is includes, but is not limited to where examples of conditions are listed i.e. water damage, fire damage, wind damage are listed but other conditions may apply