Rule 1314.Suspension of Acts of Assembly. Abolition of Practice and Procedure under Repealed Statutes.

Last verified September 25, 2026

In one sentenceRule 1314 suspends any statute that conflicts with the compulsory arbitration rules and abolishes the practice of the repealed arbitration statutes, which had survived only as common law.

Full Text of Rule 1314

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After the effective date of these rules:

(1) all Acts or parts of Acts of Assembly inconsistent with these rules are suspended to the extent of such inconsistency; and

(2) the practice and procedure provided in all former Acts of Assembly governing compulsory arbitration, which have been repealed by the Judiciary Act Repealer Act (JARA), Act of April 28, 1978, No. 53, and which are now part of the common law of the Commonwealth by virtue of Section 3(b) of JARA, are hereby abolished and shall not continue as part of the common law of the Commonwealth.

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Plain-English Summary

When Pennsylvania overhauled its court statutes in 1978, the Judiciary Act Repealer Act (JARA) repealed the old Acts of Assembly on compulsory arbitration. Under Section 3(b) of JARA, though, the practice those statutes provided lived on as part of the common law. This rule ends that. It suspends any Act of Assembly, or part of one, to the extent it conflicts with the arbitration rules, and it abolishes the practice and procedure of the repealed statutes outright.

Compulsory arbitration therefore runs on the rules in this chapter alone. A party cannot reach back to a repealed statute’s procedure to fill a gap or to argue for a different step.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a party still rely on the procedure of an old arbitration statute?

No. The rule abolishes the practice and procedure of the former Acts of Assembly on compulsory arbitration that JARA repealed, so it no longer continues as common law.

What happens when a statute conflicts with the arbitration rules?

The statute is suspended to the extent of the conflict.

Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Last verified September 25, 2026. · Official text

Also known as: suspension of acts of assembly arbitrationjara compulsory arbitration