Definitions - 53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1133

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     § 1133.  Definitions.
        The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter
     shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
     context clearly indicates otherwise:
        "Attack."  Any attack on the United States which causes or
     may cause substantial damage or injury to civilian persons or
     property in any manner by sabotage or by the use of bombs,
     missiles or shellfire or by atomic, radiological, chemical,
     bacteriological or biological means or other weapons or
     processes.
        "Emergency interim successor."  A person designated, in the
     event the officer is unavailable, to exercise the powers and
     discharge the duties of an office until a successor is appointed
     or elected and qualified as may be provided by the Constitution
     of Pennsylvania, statutes, charters and ordinances or until the
     lawful incumbent is able to exercise the powers and discharge
     the duties of the office.
        "Office."  All local offices, the powers and duties of which
     are defined by the Constitution of Pennsylvania or a statute,
     charter or ordinance.
        "Unavailable."  When a vacancy in office exists and there is
     no deputy authorized to exercise all of the powers and discharge
     the duties of the office or when the lawful incumbent of the
     office or any deputy exercising the powers and discharging the
     duties of an office because of a vacancy and his authorized
     deputy are absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge
     the duties of the office.

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