APPENDIX TO TITLE 45

LEGAL NOTICES

Supplementary Provisions of Amendatory Statutes

1976, JULY 9, P.L.877, NO.160

§ 3. Certification and admissibility in evidence of official records.

(a) Official publication or certification as evidence.--(Repealed).

(b) Statement of no record as evidence.--(Repealed).

(c) Duty of Legislative Reference Bureau.--It shall be the duty of the Director or Assistant Director of the Bureau, upon receipt or acceptable provision for payment of the fees established therefor, to cause a copy of the document, record or paper, or a statement that no such record or entry is found to exist, to be made and authenticated and to deliver such copy or statement to any person entitled thereto.

(d) Certification admissible as evidence.--(Repealed).

(e) Certification constitutes compliance with subpoena.--Unless directed otherwise by the court or the presiding officer of the government agency, whichever is applicable, delivery to the court or agency of a certification issued under this section shall constitute sufficient compliance with a subpoena directing an officer or employee of the Bureau to appear for the purpose of presenting testimony or producing documents relating to matters set forth in the certification or accompanying documents.

(f) Certification fee.--Whenever a certification is issued by the Bureau pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Bureau shall charge a reasonable fee for such certification. The Director of the Bureau shall determine and establish by regulation the amount of the certification fee.

Explanatory Note. Act 160 added Pts. I and II of Title 45 and added the def. of "registered mail" to section 1991 of Title 1.

Partial Repeal. Subsecs. (a), (b) and (d) were repealed and subsec. (c) was repealed in part April 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, effective in 60 days. The repealed provisions have been deleted from the text.

§ 4. Conversion of references pending codification of Title 2.

Pending codification of Title 2 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (relating to administrative law and procedure) a reference in Title 45 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to "Subchapter A of Chapter 3 of Title 2 (relating to regulations of Commonwealth agencies)" shall be deemed a reference to sections 102 and 201 through 208 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), known as the "Commonwealth Documents Law," and a reference to "2 Pa.C.S. § 301 (relating to notice of proposed rule making)," "2 Pa.C.S. § 302 (relating to adoption of administrative regulations)," "2 Pa.C.S. § 305 (relating to approval as to legality)," "2 Pa.C.S. § 306 (relating to format of regulations)," or "2 Pa.C.S. § 308 (relating to unfiled administrative regulations invalid)" shall be deemed to be a reference to sections 201, 202, 205, 206, or 208 of said act, respectively.

§ 5. Advertising by third class city in two counties.

Where official and legal advertising is required of a third class city located in two counties, such advertising shall be binding and effective if done in the newspapers of general circulation, official newspapers and legal newspapers, as defined in Title 45 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (relating to legal notices), published in the county where such city was incorporated.

§ 6. Objections to revised text of previously filed regulations.

Notwithstanding 45 Pa.C.S. § 723(b) (relating to status of revised text) an agency may file written objections with the joint committee within 60 days after receiving the revised text of any regulations not previously published in the Pennsylvania Code which were filed in the Legislative Reference Bureau prior to the enactment of this act.