Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Additional Counsel to Assist Fiscal
Republic Act No. 4007, enacted on June 18, 1964, amends Section 1686 of the Revised Administrative Code to allow the Secretary of Justice to appoint additional counsel to assist fiscal or prosecuting attorneys. These appointees can be government lawyers or competent individuals outside public service, with specific requirements for appointments outside the Department of Justice. If a special counsel serves efficiently for four years, they are considered permanently appointed, with removal only for cause as per Civil Service regulations. Additionally, after six years of service, they are entitled to a salary equivalent to the lowest rank of assistant fiscal.
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- What is Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Additional Counsel to Assist Fiscal about?
- Republic Act No. 4007, enacted on June 18, 1964, amends Section 1686 of the Revised Administrative Code to allow the Secretary of Justice to appoint additional counsel to assist fiscal or prosecuting attorneys. These appointees can be government lawyers or competent individuals outside public service, with specific requirements for appointments outside the Department of Justice. If a special counsel serves efficiently for four years, they are considered permanently appointed, with removal only for cause as per Civil Service regulations. Additionally, after six years of service, they are entitled to a salary equivalent to the lowest rank of assistant fiscal.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 4007?
- Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Additional Counsel to Assist Fiscal (Republic Act No. 4007) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Additional Counsel to Assist Fiscal enacted?
- Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Additional Counsel to Assist Fiscal (Republic Act No. 4007) was enacted on Jun 18, 1964.
- What is the citation for Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Additional Counsel to Assist Fiscal?
- Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Additional Counsel to Assist Fiscal, Republic Act No. 4007, Jun 18, 1964 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 4007
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 18, 1964
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4007
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWELVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN
SECTION 1. Section sixteen hundred eighty-six of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended, is hereby amended further to read as follows:
"SEC. 1686. Additional counsel to assist fiscal. — The Secretary of Justice may appoint any lawyer in the government service, or a competent person not in the public service, temporarily to assist a fiscal or prosecuting attorney in the discharge of his duties, and with the same authority therein as might be exercised by the Solicitor General: Provided, That if the person to be appointed in the public service is outside the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, such appointment may only be made with the consent of the Department Head concerned: Provided, further, That after a special counsel who is not in another government service is appointed or designated to assist the provincial or city fiscal in the prosecution not of a specified case or cases but of cases in general in connection with the regular discharge of said provincial or city fiscal's duties, and shall have continuously and efficiently served as such for at least four years, he shall be deemed to have been permanently appointed, and he may be removed or separated from the service only for cause as provided in the Civil Service Law, rules and regulations. cd
"In addition to travel expenses, such appointee, if not in the government service, shall receive such compensation as shall be stipulated for, not exceeding thirty pesos a day for the time employed: Provided, however, That after six years of continuous and efficient service a special counsel appointed or designated to assist the provincial or city fiscal in the discharge of his regular duties shall automatically be entitled to the rate of salary provided for by law for the lowest rank or grade of assistant fiscal in the province or city."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 18, 1964
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 60, No. 52, p. 8579 on December 28, 1964
Cite This Law
Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Additional Counsel to Assist Fiscal, Republic Act No. 4007, Jun 18, 1964 (Philippines)
Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Additional Counsel to Assist Fiscal, Republic Act No. 4007 (Phil. 1964)
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