- (1) That the General Assembly does not intend a result that is absurd, impossible of execution or unreasonable.
- (2) That the General Assembly intends the entire statute to be effective and certain.
- (3) That the General Assembly does not intend to violate the Constitution of the United States or of this Commonwealth.
- (4) That when a court of last resort has construed the language used in a statute, the General Assembly in subsequent statutes on the same subject matter intends the same construction to be placed upon such language.
- (5) That the General Assembly intends to favor the public interest as against any private interest.
In ascertaining the intention of the General Assembly in the enactment of a statute the following presumptions, among others, may be used: