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     § 1105.  Editing statutes for printing.
        (a)  Correction of errors.--Where any statute shall have been
     finally enacted and it shall be ascertained that such statute is
     technically defective in form, or contains misspelled words or
     typographical errors, or the plural or singular number, or the
     past, present or future tense appears where another should be
     used, or where a word clearly intended to be inserted has been
     omitted, or where a word clearly should have been omitted, or
     where a word is correctly spelled but it clearly appears that
     another word was intended, the Director of the Legislative
     Reference Bureau, in editing such statute, shall have authority,
     with the approval of the President pro tempore of the Senate,
     the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Department
     of Justice, to correct the original copy of such statute, as
     filed in the Department of State, if such correction will not in
     any manner affect or change the meaning, intent or substance of
     such statute.
        (b)  Notation of correction.--Whenever any such correction on
     any statute is made, a notation thereof shall be made on the
     original copy or on a sheet attached to the original copy by the
     Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau, together with his
     signature, followed by the approval and signatures of the
     President pro tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
     Representatives and the Attorney General or his deputy. A
     notation of such corrections shall also be printed in the Laws
     of Pennsylvania as footnotes to the statutes on which the
     corrections were made.
        (c)  Unofficial provisions of statutes.--The Director of the
     Legislative Reference Bureau, in editing and preparing statutes
     for printing, shall have authority to add to the statute
     provisions which do not constitute part of the law as provided
     in section 1101 of this title (relating to enacting clause and
     unofficial provisions) and to correct or omit such provisions
     contained in the statute. In making such changes it shall not be
     necessary to obtain the approvals or to make the notations
     required under subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
        (d)  Changes in form and style.--The Director of the
     Legislative Reference Bureau, in editing and preparing statutes
     for printing in the Laws of Pennsylvania or pursuant to Chapter
     5 of this title (relating to official publication of the
     Consolidated Statutes), may, in a manner that will not affect or
     change the meaning, intent or substance of such statute and,
     unless otherwise provided in this subsection, without obtaining
     the approvals or making the notations required under subsections
     (a) and (b) of this section:
            (1)  Renumber major subdivisions, sections and minor
        subdivisions to eliminate duplicate numbers.
            (2)  With approvals required under subsection (a) of this
        section, rearrange or transfer major subdivisions, sections
        and minor subdivisions to conform to requirements established
        pursuant to Chapter 3 of this title (relating to format of
        the Consolidated Statutes).
            (3)  Insert or change instructions and references in
        sections of amendatory statutes to conform to the provisions
        amended or affected.
            (4)  Insert or change reference numbers and the form of
        citations or references to Federal or State constitutions,
        statutes or regulations to conform to renumbered or revised
        provisions or to requirements established pursuant to Chapter
        3 of this title.
            (5)  Substitute the proper major subdivision, section or
        minor subdivision number and related references for the terms
        "this act," "the preceding section," and the like.
            (6)  Strike out or insert figures and symbols where they
        are merely a repetition of or have the same meaning as
        written words and vice-versa.
            (7)  Change capitalization for the purpose of uniformity
        or style.
            (8)  Insert a symbol for the word "section" and vice-
        versa.
        (e)  Constitutional provisions.--The Director of the
     Legislative Reference Bureau, in editing and preparing the
     Constitution of Pennsylvania and its amendments for printing in
     the Laws of Pennsylvania or pursuant to Chapter 5 of this title
     (relating to official publication of the Consolidated Statutes),
     may make corrections and changes under this section and section
     502(a) of this title (relating to preparation and contents) in
     the same manner and subject to the same requirements applicable
     to statutes.
     (June 17, 1974, P.L.330, No.107, eff. imd.; Dec. 10, 1974,
     P.L.816, No.271, eff. imd.)

        1974 Amendments.  Act 107 amended subsecs. (a) and (b) and
     added subsec. (c). Act 271 amended the section heading and
     subsecs. (a) and (b) and added subsecs. (d) and (e).
        Conforming Editorial Changes in Citations.  For authority of
     the Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau to editorially
     change the form of citations in statutes to conform to the 1974
     amendment to section 1105, see section 6 of Act 271 of 1974 in
     the appendix to this title. See also section 6 of Act 107 of
     1974 in the appendix.

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