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                                 PART II
                     PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF
                          COMMONWEALTH DOCUMENTS

     Chapter
        5.  General Provisions
        7.  Codification and Publication of Documents
        9.  Effectiveness of Documents

        Enactment.  Part II was added July 9, 1976, P.L.877, No.160,
     effective in 60 days.

                                CHAPTER 5
                            GENERAL PROVISIONS

     Sec.
     501.  Definitions.
     502.  Joint Committee on Documents.
     503.  General administration of part.
     504.  Payment for documents.
     505.  Distribution of publication expenses.
     506.  Judicial notice.
     507.  Form of citation.
     508.  Effect of future legislation.
     509.  Format of documents.

        Enactment.  Chapter 5 was added July 9, 1976, P.L.877,
     No.160, effective in 60 days.
     § 501.  Definitions.
        Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
     provisions of this part which are applicable to specific
     provisions of this part, the following words and phrases when
     used in this part shall have, unless the context clearly
     indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:
        "Adjudication."  Any order, decree, decision, determination
     or ruling by an agency affecting personal or property rights,
     privileges, immunities, duties, liabilities or obligations of
     any or all of the parties to the proceeding in which the
     adjudication is made.
        "Administrative regulation."  Any regulation except a
     proclamation, executive order, executive directive or other
     similar document promulgated by the Governor, and the term
     includes a regulation which may be promulgated by an agency only
     with the approval of the Governor.
        "Agency."  A Commonwealth agency.
        "Agency text."  The text of a document as issued, prescribed
     or promulgated by the issuing, prescribing or promulgating
     agency.
        "Bulletin."  The Pennsylvania Bulletin published under this
     part.
        "Bureau."  The Legislative Reference Bureau. The powers
     conferred by this part upon the bureau shall be exercised by the
     Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau, or, in his
     absence, by the Assistant Director thereof.
        "Code."  The Pennsylvania Code published under this part.
        "Department."  The Department of General Services.
        "Document."  Any proclamation, executive order, executive
     directive or similar instrument promulgated by the Governor, and
     any other order, regulation, rule, statement of policy,
     adjudication, certificate, license, permit, notice or similar
     instrument issued, prescribed or promulgated by or under the
     authority of this Commonwealth. The term shall also include any
     home rule charter heretofore or hereafter adopted by the
     electors of any part of this Commonwealth or any optional plan
     of government.
        "Joint committee."  The Joint Committee on Documents existing
     under this part.
        "Official text."  The text of a document issued, prescribed
     or promulgated by an agency as published by authority of this
     part which has become in the manner provided by this part the
     only valid and enforceable text of such document.
        "Regulation."  Any rule or regulation, or order in the nature
     of a rule or regulation, promulgated by an agency under
     statutory authority in the administration of any statute
     administered by or relating to the agency, or prescribing the
     practice or procedure before such agency. The term includes a
     proclamation, executive order, executive directive or other
     similar document promulgated by the Governor.
        "Statement of policy."  Any document, except an adjudication
     or a regulation, promulgated by an agency which sets forth
     substantive or procedural personal or property rights,
     privileges, immunities, duties, liabilities or obligations of
     the public or any part thereof, and includes, without limiting
     the generality of the foregoing, any document interpreting or
     implementing any statute enforced or administered by such
     agency.

        Cross References.  Section 501 is referred to in section 103
     of Title 62 (Procurement).

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