# 53 Pa.C.S. § 8804: Construction of chapter

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8804

## Section

- **Citation:** 53 Pa.C.S. § 8804
- **Heading:** Construction of chapter
- **Jurisdiction:** Pennsylvania
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** PA Code / Title 53 / Chapter 88 / Section 8804

## Text

(a) Dates mandatory.--All dates specified in this chapter for the performance of any acts or duties shall be construed to be mandatory and not discretionary with the officials or other persons who are designated by this chapter to perform such acts or duties.

(b) Pari materia.--This chapter shall be read in pari materia with the act of November 26, 1997 (P.L.508, No.55), known as the Institutions of Purely Public Charity Act.

## Nearby sections

- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8801 Short title and scope of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8801.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8802 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8802.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8803 Excluded provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8803.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8804 Construction of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8804.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8811 Subjects of local taxation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8811.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8812 Exemptions from taxation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8812.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8813 Temporary tax exemption for residential construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8813.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8814 Temporary assessment change for real estate subject to sewer connection ban order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8814.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8815 Catastrophic loss.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8815.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8816 Clerical and mathematical errors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8816.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8817 Changes in assessed valuation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8817.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8818 Assessment of lands divided by boundary lines.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8818.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8819 Separate assessment of coal and surface.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8819.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8820 Assessment of real estate subject to ground rent or mortgage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8820.md)

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