Amendment to Act No. 3992 Re: Driver's License, Fees and Examinations
Republic Act No. 1204, enacted on April 20, 1955, amends the requirements for obtaining a professional driver's license in the Philippines. The amendment stipulates that applicants must secure a police clearance, issued free of charge, from their local police department. Additionally, individuals suffering from highly contagious diseases, such as advanced tuberculosis or syphilis, are prohibited from being issued a professional driver's license. The Act is effective upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1204
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 20, 1955
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1204
AN ACT TO AMEND THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION TWENTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO, AS AMENDED
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of section twenty-four of Act Numbered Thirty-nine hundred and ninety-two, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 24. Driver's license, fees, examination. — Every person who desires personally to operate any motor vehicle should make application to the Chief, Motor Vehicles Office, or his deputies for a license to drive motor vehicles: Provided, however, That no person shall be issued a professional driver's license unless he has first obtained a police clearance, which shall be issued without charge or fee, from the police department of the city or municipality in which he resides: And provided, further, That no person should be issued a professional driver's license who is suffering from highly contagious diseases, such as, advanced tuberculosis, gonorrhea, syphilis, and the like". casia
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: April 20, 1955
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 51, No. 4, p. 1794 in April 1955
Cite This Law
Amendment to Act No. 3992 Re: Driver's License, Fees and Examinations, Republic Act No. 1204, Apr 20, 1955 (Philippines)
Amendment to Act No. 3992 Re: Driver's License, Fees and Examinations, Republic Act No. 1204 (Phil. 1955)
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