Before we return, once again, to the relevant Code language, we examine the canons of statutory construction that guide our review.When interpreting a local law, as with a state statute, this Court looks to the Statutory Construction Act of 1972, 1 Pa.C.S. §§ 1501 –1991, which provides that “[t]he object of all interpretation and construction of statutes is to ascertain and effectuate the intention of the General Assembly.” 1 Pa.C.S. § 1921(a) ; see Council of Middletown Twp. v. Benham, 514 Pa. 176, 523 A.2d 311, 315 (1987). “When the words of a statute are clear and free from all ambiguity, the letter of it is not to be disregarded under the pretext of pursuing its spirit.”
When interpreting a local law, this Court is guided by the Statutory Construction Act of 1972, 1 Pa.C.S. §§ 1501–1991, which provides that “[t]he object of all interpretation and construction of statutes is to ascertain and effectuate the intention of the General Assembly.” 1 Pa.C.S. § 1921(a); see Council of Middletown Twp. v. Benham, 514 Pa. 176, 185, 523 A.2d 311, 315 (1987). “The clearest indication of legislative intent is generally the plain language of a statute.”