Section 19.33. Intervention

(a) Intervention as of right. In any protest matter filed under section 27 of the act (63 P. S. § 818.27), the existing dealer who seeks to relocate a franchise or the additional dealer to whom the respondent seeks to award a franchise may intervene on behalf of the respondent upon the filing of a notice of intervention setting forth its right to intervene under this subsection. Any party intervening as of right on behalf of the respondent under this subsection shall file an answer to the protest contemporaneously with the filing of the notice of intervention or as directed in the scheduling order, whichever is later.

(b) Intervention by permission. Any other person seeking to intervene shall petition to intervene in accordance with 1 Pa. Code § § 35.27—35.32 (relating to intervention).

The provisions of this § 19.33 adopted February 3, 2006, effective February 4, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 536; corrected February 10, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 714.

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Authority

The provisions of this § 19.33 issued under sections 4(a)(9), 8, 11, 13 and 27 of the Board of Vehicles Act (63 P. S. § § 818.4(a)(9), 818.8, 818.11, 818.13 and 818.27).