Section 5.71. Initiation of intervention

(a) Participation in a proceeding as an intervenor may be initiated as follows:

(1) By the filing of a notice of intervention by another agency of the Commonwealth which is authorized by statute to participate in the proceeding.

(2) By order of the presiding officer or the Commission upon grant of a petition to intervene.

(b) Subsection (a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code § 35.27 (relating to initiation of intervention).

The provisions of this § 5.71 adopted October 12, 1984, effective January 1, 1985, 14 Pa.B. 3819; amended January 24, 1997, effective January 25, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 414. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (215949).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 5.71 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504—506, 1301 and 1501.

Cross References

This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 1.8 (relating to definitions); 52 Pa. Code § 3.502 (relating to protests to applications for certificate of public convenience as a water supplier or a wastewater collection, treatment and disposal provider); and 52 Pa. Code § 5.41 (relating to petitions generally).