Republic Act No. 228, enacted on June 5, 1948, amends Section 1692 of the Revised Administrative Code to enhance the operations of the Bureau of Public Libraries. It mandates that all government departments, agencies, and local government units provide necessary data and documents to the Bureau free of charge. Additionally, any government office or agency responsible for printing publications must supply at least 200 copies of these documents to the Bureau. Furthermore, printing establishments are required to send at least two copies of every printed work to the Bureau, exempting cases where copyright registration applies. The Act took effect upon its approval.
June 5, 1948
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 228
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE REGARDING DATA AND DOCUMENTS TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
SECTION 1. Section one thousand six hundred and ninety-two of the Revised Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 1692. Data and documents to be supplied to Bureau of Public Libraries. — The various Departments, Bureaus, Offices, and branches of the government, including the provinces and municipalities, shall furnish without charge to the Director of Public Libraries all data or information that may be required in the performance of the functions of said institutions and it shall be obligatory on the part of the government office or agency ordering the printing of any publication to deliver to the Bureau of Public Libraries at least two hundred copies of all printed reports or documents of any kind published at the instance of said government office or agency. cdt
"The printing establishments of the country shall also be obliged to send without charge to the Bureau of Public Libraries at least two copies of each book, newspaper, or pamphlet printed or published by them, except in case of the registration of copyrights, in which the provisions of the law shall be complied with."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 5, 1948
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 44, No. 8, p. 2626 in August 1948
Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Data and Documents to Be Supplied to Bureau of Public Libraries, Republic Act No. 228, Jun 5, 1948 (Philippines)
Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Data and Documents to Be Supplied to Bureau of Public Libraries, Republic Act No. 228 (Phil. 1948)
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