(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
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(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.