Amendment to R.A. No. 4274 (Mining Engineering Law of the Philippines)
Republic Act No. 5677, approved on June 21, 1969, amends Section 19 of the Mining Engineering Law of the Philippines. It allows the Board of Examiners for Mining Engineers to accept applications for certification without examination for a two-year period following the Act's approval. This provision is applicable to applicants who meet specific criteria as of the date of the Act's approval. The law aims to facilitate the registration of qualified mining engineers in the country.
June 21, 1969
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5677
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION NINETEEN OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FORTY-TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MINING ENGINEERING LAW OF THE PHILIPPINES"
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section nineteen of Republic Act Numbered Forty-two hundred seventy-four is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 19. Issuance of Certificates. — The Board of Examiners for Mining Engineers shall, within two years only after the approval of this amendatory Act, receive applications for certificate of registration without examination as mining engineer, and may issue to any applicant who, on the date of approval of this Act, is:"
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 21, 1969.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 65, No. 51, p. 14100 on December 22, 1969