Requiring All Officers and Employees Visiting Business Establishments to Sign a Registry Book

May 23, 1966 REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 41-66 TO : All Internal Revenue Officers and Employees and Others Concerned Quoted hereunder is Executive Order No. 21 dated April 23, 1966, of the Honorable, The President of the Philippines, for the information, guidance and compliance of all the officers and employees of the BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE: aisadc "REQUIRING ALL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT VISITING BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF EXAMINING BOOKS OF ACCOUNTS, RECORDS, OR OTHERWISE INSPECTING THE PREMISES THEREOF IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES TO SIGN A REGISTRY BOOK. "By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby enjoin all government examiners, inspectors, agents and other personnel who visit business establishments for purposes of examining books of accounts and/or records, or who otherwise inspect the premises, of said establishments in connection with the performance of their duties or with an investigation, to sign a registry book kept thereat exclusively for said purpose, before starting such examination or inspection. "Such registry book shall indicate, inter alia , the following: the name and position of the inspecting or examining officer; the bureau, office or branch of the government to which he belongs; the date and time of the examination, inspection or investigation; its purpose; and the authority therefor. "Any violation of this Order by any officer or employee shall be a ground for disciplinary action. "The Secretary of Finance is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Order. "Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-six. "(SGD.)FERDINAND E. MARCOS "President of the Philippines "By the President: "(SGD.) RAFAEL R. SALAS Executive Secretary" (SGD.) MISAEL P. VERA Commissioner of Internal Revenue