1 Pa. Code § 31.2
This part shall be liberally construed to secure just, speedy and inexpensive determination of the issues presented.
Regardless of the provision for liberality of construction of the rules of practice and procedure and provisions regarding inconsistency, the provisions of 1 Pa. Code § 31.11 explicitly provide that the date of filing is the date of receipt of the documents and not the mailing date. Skyvue Terrace, Inc. v. Department of Public Welfare, 482 A.2d 58 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1984).
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 171.2 (relating to construction of the regulations); 7 Pa. Code § 179.21 (relating to scope); 16 Pa. Code § 42.2 (relating to construction); 40 Pa. Code § 15.2 (relating to liberal construction); 34 Pa. Code § 131.1 (relating to purpose); 40 Pa. Code § 17.2 (relating to liberal construction); 49 Pa. Code § 31.103 (relating to applicability of other laws and rules); 49 Pa. Code § 31.115 (relating to disciplinary sanctions); 52 Pa. Code § 1.2 (relating to liberal construction); 52 Pa. Code § 1001.3 (relating to liberal construction); 58 Pa. Code § 401a.2 (relating to construction); and 61 Pa. Code § 702.2 (relating to liberal construction).