(a)
General. Any statute other than a provision of the
Consolidated Pennsylvania Statutes shall be cited by reference to its date of
enactment, and the page number (e.g. P. L. 406) and act number (e.g. No. 21),
if any, assigned in the Laws of Pennsylvania.
(b)
Official short title. If
the statute has an official statutory short title, the short title shall be set
forth without the use of quotation marks as follows:
"act of June 4, 1945 (P. L. 1388, No. 442), known as
the Administrative Agency Law."
(c)
Popular name or summary of
title. If the statute has no statutory short title, the popular name
of the statute or, if there is no popular name, a brief summary of the title
may be set forth without the use of quotation marks as follows:
"act of May 13, 1909 (P. L. 520, No. 2912), referred to
as the Pure Food Law."
"act of June 3, 1911 (P. L. 639, No. 246), relating to
medicine and surgery."
(d)
Special session. If the statute was passed during a special
session, a reference to the special session and special session number, if any,
shall be set forth as follows:
"act of April 27, 1966 (1st Sp.Sess., P. L. 31, No. 1),
known as The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act of
1966."
(e)
Year of
pamphlet law. If a statute is finally enacted in the year following
the year of the volume of the Laws of Pennsylvania containing the statute, the
year of the volume of the Laws of Pennsylvania shall be set forth as follows:
"act of January 26, 1972 (1971 P. L. 761, No. 188),
known as the Capital Budget Act of 1971."
