1. (a) Persons. A petition to intervene may be filed by a person claiming a right to intervene or an interest of such nature that intervention is necessary or appropriate to the administration of the statute under which the proceeding is brought. The right or interest may be one of the following:

   1. (1) A right conferred by statute of the United States or of the Commonwealth.
   2. (2) An interest which may be directly affected and which is not adequately represented by existing participants, and as to which the petitioner may be bound by the action of the Commission in the proceeding.
   3. (3) Another interest of such nature that participation of the petitioner may be in the public interest.
2. (b) Commonwealth. The Commonwealth or an officer or agency thereof may intervene as of right in a proceeding subject to subsection (a)(1)—(3).
3. (c) Supersession. Subsections (a) and (b) supersede 1 Pa. Code § 35.28 (relating to eligibility to intervene).

Authority

The provisions of this § 5.72 amended under 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504—506, 523, 1301, 1501 and 1504.

Source

The provisions of this § 5.72 adopted October 12, 1984, effective January 1, 1985, 14 Pa.B. 3819; amended September 20, 2013, effective September 21, 2013, 43 Pa.B. 5593. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (319146).

Cross References

This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 1.8 (relating to definitions); and 52 Pa. Code § 5.41 (relating to petitions generally).