Grammar and punctuation of statutes - 1 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1923

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     § 1923.  Grammar and punctuation of statutes.
        (a)  Grammatical errors and transposition of words.--
     Grammatical errors shall not vitiate a statute. A transposition
     of words and clauses may be resorted to where a sentence is
     without meaning as it stands.
        (b)  Use of punctuation in construction.--In no case shall
     the punctuation of a statute control or affect the intention of
     the General Assembly in the enactment thereof but punctuation
     may be used to aid in the construction thereof if the statute
     was finally enacted after December 31, 1964.
        (c)  Adding words for proper construction.--Words and phrases
     which may be necessary to the proper interpretation of a statute
     and which do not conflict with its obvious purpose and intent,
     nor in any way affect its scope and operation, may be added in
     the construction thereof.
     (Dec. 10, 1974, P.L.816, No.271, eff. imd.)

        1974 Amendment.  Act 271 amended subsec. (b).

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