Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Importation or Exportation of Merchandise
Republic Act No. 454, enacted on June 8, 1950, amends specific subsections of the Revised Administrative Code regarding the importation and exportation of merchandise. It defines prohibited merchandise and outlines the conditions under which imported packages may be seized if they contain undeclared items, particularly if fraud is suspected. The amendments aim to enhance customs enforcement and ensure compliance with import/export regulations. The law took effect immediately upon approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 454
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 8, 1950
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 454
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE, SUBSECTIONS (f) AND (i) OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Subsections (f) and (i) section thirteen hundred and sixty-three of the Revised Administrative Code are hereby amended to read as follows: acd
"(f) Any merchandise of prohibited importation or exportation, the importation or exportation of which is effected or attempted contrary to law, and all other merchandise which, in opinion of the collector, have been used, are or were intended to be used as instrument in the importation or exportation of the former.
"(i) Any package of imported merchandise which is found by the examining officer to contain any article not specified in the invoice or entry, together with all other packages containing imported merchandise similar to those declared in the invoice on entry to be contents of the misdeclared package, provided the Collector of Customs is of the opinion that the omission of such article from the invoice or entry was caused with fraudulent intent."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 8, 1950
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 46, No. 6, p. 2471 in June 1950
Cite This Law
Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Importation or Exportation of Merchandise, Republic Act No. 454, Jun 8, 1950 (Philippines)
Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Importation or Exportation of Merchandise, Republic Act No. 454 (Phil. 1950)
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