Pennsylvania § 304 - References to other statutes.
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§ 304. References to other statutes.
(a) Method and scope of reference.--Acts of the General Assembly shall be referred to generically in this act as statutes and, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, such term when used in this act shall be deemed to be also a general reference to the provisions of this act.
(b) Form of citation.--Without prejudice to any other form of citation, any statute, except a provision of this act, shall be cited in this act by reference to its date of enactment, the special session number, if any, the page and act number, if any, assigned in the Laws of Pennsylvania and its statutory short title, or popular name, if any, otherwise a brief summary of its title.
(Dec. 10, 1974, P.L.816, No.271, eff. imd.)
1974 Amendment. Act 271 amended subsec. (b).
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Section 304 ("References to other statutes.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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