Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Vacation Leave of Judges of First Instance
Republic Act No. 1802, enacted on June 22, 1957, amends Section 271 of the Revised Administrative Code concerning the vacation leave of Judges of First Instance. It stipulates that during the yearly court vacation, judges not assigned to special duties shall be on vacation leave, while those on duty can take equivalent leave later, limited to two months per year. Accumulation of leave is capped at ten months, which includes the two months of court vacation. The law took effect on January 1, 1956, and was published in the Official Gazette on September 15, 1957.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1802
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 22, 1957
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1802
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED, RELATIVE TO VACATION LEAVE OF JUDGES OF FIRST INSTANCE
SECTION 1. Section two hundred seventy-one of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred eleven, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Two hundred and twenty and further amended by Republic Act Numbered Thirteen hundred ninety-nine, is further amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 271. Leave of absence of Judges of First Instance. — During the yearly court vacation, the judges of first instance not specially assigned to vacation duly shall be upon vacation leave. In case of those who are assigned to vacation duty, they shall be entitled to vacation leave at any subsequent time for the same number of days that they spend on vacation duty but not exceeding two months per year, one month of said leave being cumulative; but the total amount of leave that can accumulate to the credit of a judge of first instance at any one time shall not exceed ten months, which a judge may enjoy, including the two months of court vacation or the two months' leave in lieu thereof if in the opinion of the Department Head, the exigencies of the service permit."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect as of January 1, 1956.
Approved: June 22, 1957
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 53, No. 17, p. 5576 on September 15, 1957
Cite This Law
Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Vacation Leave of Judges of First Instance, Republic Act No. 1802, Jun 22, 1957 (Philippines)
Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Vacation Leave of Judges of First Instance, Republic Act No. 1802 (Phil. 1957)
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