Section 1102 - DefinitionsThe following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1)"Adjudication" means any order, decree, decision, determination or ruling by an agency affecting personal or property rights, privileges, immunities, duties, liabilities or obligations of any or all of the parties to the proceeding in which the adjudication is made.(2)"Administrative regulation" means any regulation except a proclamation, executive order, executive directive or other similar document promulgated by the Governor, and the term includes a regulation which may be promulgated by an agency only with the approval of the Governor.(3)"Agency" means the Governor or any department, departmental administrative board or commission, officer, independent board or commission, authority or other agency of this Commonwealth now in existence or hereafter created, but shall not include the Senate or House of Representatives of this Commonwealth or any court, political subdivision, municipal or other local authority, or any officer or agency of any such court, political subdivision or local authority.(4)"Agency text" means the text of a document as issued, prescribed or promulgated by the issuing, prescribing or promulgating agency.(5)"Bulletin" means the Pennsylvania Bulletin established by this act.(6)"Bureau" means the Legislative Reference Bureau. The powers conferred by this act upon the bureau shall be exercised by the Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau, or, in his absence, by the Assistant Director thereof.(7)"Code" means the code established by this act.(8)"Department" means the Department of Property and Supplies. (9)"Document" means any proclamation, executive order, executive directive or similar instrument promulgated by the Governor, and any other order, regulation, rule, statement of policy, adjudication, certificate, license, permit, notice or similar instrument issued, prescribed or promulgated by or under the authority of this Commonwealth. The term shall also include any home rule charter heretofore or hereafter adopted by the electors of any part of this Commonwealth.(10)"Joint committee" means the Joint Committee on Documents created by this act.(11)"Official text" means the text of a document issued, prescribed or promulgated by an agency as published by authority of this act which has become in the manner provided by this act the only valid and enforceable text of such document.(12)"Regulation" means any rule or regulation, or order in the nature of a rule or regulation, promulgated by an agency under statutory authority in the administration of any statute administered by or relating to the agency, or prescribing the practice or procedure before such agency.(13)"Statement of policy" means any document, except an adjudication or a regulation, promulgated by an agency which sets forth substantive or procedural personal or property rights, privileges, immunities, duties, liabilities or obligations of the public or any part thereof, and includes, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any document interpreting or implementing any act of Assembly enforced or administered by such agency.1968, July 31, P.L. 769, No. 240, art. I, § 102. Amended 1970, July 9, P.L. 477, No. 162, § 1.