Amendment to R.A. 70 Re: Need for Physician or Nurse in Complement of Philippine-Registered Vessels
Republic Act No. 233, enacted on June 9, 1948, amends an earlier law regarding the requirements for vessels engaged in coastwise trade in the Philippines. It stipulates that any Philippine-registered vessel with a capacity of 150 or more passengers must carry a physician, while vessels carrying between 75 to 149 passengers must have a male nurse. Vessels with fewer than 75 passengers are not required to have medical personnel on board. This amendment aims to ensure the safety and health of passengers on longer voyages. The law took effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 233
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 9, 1948
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 233
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY
SECTION 1. Section one of Republic Act Numbered Seventy is amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 1. It shall be unlawful for any vessel of Philippine register, engaged in coastwise trade, with a carrying capacity of one hundred fifty or more passengers and regularly making voyages lasting more than twenty-four hours without touching port, to sail or attempt to sail from any port of the Philippines unless it has in its complement a physician, or a male nurse if carrying less than one hundred fifty passengers and none if carrying less than seventy-five passengers."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 9, 1948
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 44, No. 8, p. 2629 in August 1948
Cite This Law
Amendment to R.A. 70 Re: Need for Physician or Nurse in Complement of Philippine-Registered Vessels, Republic Act No. 233, Jun 9, 1948 (Philippines)
Amendment to R.A. 70 Re: Need for Physician or Nurse in Complement of Philippine-Registered Vessels, Republic Act No. 233 (Phil. 1948)
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