Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 5.483 - Authority of presiding officer(a) The presiding officer will have the authority specified in the act, subject to this title. This authority includes, but is not limited to, the power to exclude irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitive evidence, to prevent excessive examination of witnesses, to schedule and impose reasonable limitations on discovery and to otherwise regulate the course of the proceeding.(b) Subsection (a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code §35.187 (relating to authority delegated to presiding officers).The provisions of this §5.483 adopted October 12, 1984, effective 1/1/1985, 14 Pa.B. 3819; amended December 2, 1988, effective 1/3/1989, 18 Pa.B. 5451; amended January 24, 1997, effective 1/25/1997, 27 Pa.B. 414; amended April 28, 2006, effective 4/29/2006, 36 Pa.B. 2097.The provisions of this §5.483 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 309-311, 315, 331-335, 501, 504-506, 701-703, 1101-1103, 1301 and 1501.