Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Qualifications of Provincial Officer
Republic Act No. 1095, approved on June 15, 1954, amends Section 2071 of the Revised Administrative Code regarding the qualifications for provincial officers in the Philippines. It stipulates that candidates must be qualified voters in the province, have resided there for at least one year prior to the election, and be at least twenty-five years old. This law aims to ensure that provincial officers have a genuine connection to the communities they serve. The act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette in July 1954.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1095
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 15, 1954
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1095
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO THOUSAND AND SEVENTY-ONE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED
SECTION 1. Section two thousand and seventy-one of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by section one of Commonwealth Act Numbered Two hundred and thirty-three, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2071. Qualifications of provincial officer. — No person shall be eligible to a provincial office unless at the time of the election he is a qualified voter of the province, has been a bona fide resident therein for at least one year prior to the election, and is not less than twenty-five years of age."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 15, 1954
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 50, No. 7, p. 2985 in July 1954
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Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Qualifications of Provincial Officer, Republic Act No. 1095, Jun 15, 1954 (Philippines)
Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Qualifications of Provincial Officer, Republic Act No. 1095 (Phil. 1954)
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