(a) The judge may, for good cause, waive or
modify a provision of this chapter, except as otherwise provided in
§§
131.59b(a) and
131.202 (relating to mandatory
mediation; and first hearing information and stay), upon motion of a party,
agreement of all parties or upon the judge's own motion.
(b) Subsection (a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code
§§
33.61,
35.18,
35.54 and
35.55 and also supersedes 1 Pa.
Code Chapter 35, Subchapter D (relating to motions).
Notes
The provisions of this
§ 131.3 adopted November 6, 1981, effective 11/7/1981, 11 Pa.B. 4015; amended March 29,
1991, effective 3/30/1991, 21
Pa.B. 1401; amended December 6, 2002, effective 12/7/2002, 32 Pa.B. 6043; amended October 16,
2009, effective 10/17/2009, 39
Pa.B. 6038; amended December 19, 2014, effective
12/20/2014, 44 Pa.B.
7837.
The provisions of this § 131.3 amended under
sections 401.1, 435(a) and (c) and 1608 of
the Workers' Compensation Act (77 P. S. §§
710,
991(a) and (c) and 2708);
section 2205 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
565); and section 414 of The Pennsylvania
Occupational Disease Act (77 P. S. §
1514).
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
131.53a (relating to consolidated
hearing procedure); 34 Pa. Code §
131.59b (relating to manadatory
mediation); and 34 Pa. Code §
131.202 (relating to first hearing
information and stay).
