§ 15.96. Limitations, exceptions and conditions.
(a) General. If a provision is limited in its application or is subject to an exception or condition, it will frequently promote clarity to begin the sentence with the limitation, exception, or condition, or with an expression calling attention to any limitation that follows. If limitations, exceptions or conditions apply to the whole statute they should be in a section at the beginning of the statute; if to a section, at the beginning of the section.
(b) Form. If the circumstances under which the rule is to apply can be stated briefly and simply, they should precede the rule itself. If there is a simple exception to the rule, place the exception at the end of the rule as follows: ‘‘This act applies to all persons except persons 65 years of age or older.’’ However, if the circumstances in which the rule is to apply involve numerous contingencies or conditions, the general rule should be stated first and the conditions listed in tabular form or placed in a separate subsection stating the exceptions as follows:
‘‘This act applies to all persons except:
(1) Persons 65 years of age or older.
(2) ‘‘Persons who have resided in the State for less than one year.’’
‘‘(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the board may........ etc.
‘‘(e) This section does not apply to ......... etc.’’
(c) Statutory construction. The act (1 Pa.C.S. § 1924) provides that exceptions expressed in a statute shall be construed to exclude all others.
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