Amendment to Sec. 1203 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code, as Amended)
Act No. 3697, approved on November 20, 1930, amends specific provisions of the Philippine Administrative Code regarding the command of sailing vessels in the coastwise trade. It stipulates that sailing vessels between thirty-five and one hundred fifty gross tons must be commanded by licensed patrons for minor coastwise trade. Additionally, individuals who have served as patrons on such vessels for at least two years, without a proper certificate, may continue their roles if they meet certain literacy and certification requirements. This law aims to regulate the qualifications of those commanding sailing vessels, ensuring safety and compliance in maritime operations.
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- What is Amendment to Sec. 1203 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code, as Amended) about?
- Act No. 3697, approved on November 20, 1930, amends specific provisions of the Philippine Administrative Code regarding the command of sailing vessels in the coastwise trade. It stipulates that sailing vessels between thirty-five and one hundred fifty gross tons must be commanded by licensed patrons for minor coastwise trade. Additionally, individuals who have served as patrons on such vessels for at least two years, without a proper certificate, may continue their roles if they meet certain literacy and certification requirements. This law aims to regulate the qualifications of those commanding sailing vessels, ensuring safety and compliance in maritime operations.
- What type of law is Act No. 3697?
- Amendment to Sec. 1203 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code, as Amended) (Act No. 3697) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment to Sec. 1203 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code, as Amended) enacted?
- Amendment to Sec. 1203 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code, as Amended) (Act No. 3697) was enacted on Nov 20, 1930.
- What is the citation for Amendment to Sec. 1203 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code, as Amended)?
- Amendment to Sec. 1203 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code, as Amended), Act No. 3697, Nov 20, 1930 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3697
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 20, 1930
ACT NO. 3697
AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION (G) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED AND THREE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE, AND SECTION TWO OF SAID ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE, PROVIDING THAT SAILING VESSELS OF THIRTY-FIVE GROSS TONS OR OVER BUT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY GROSS TONS, SHALL BE COMMANDED BY DULY LICENSED PATRONS IN THE MINOR COASTWISE TRADE
SECTION 1. Subsection (g) of section twelve hundred and three of the Administrative Code, as amended by section one of Act Numbered Thirty-six hundred and thirty-five, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"(g) Every sailing vessel or sailing vessel with auxiliary engine of one hundred and fifty gross tons or over, shall carry as officers one patron in the major coastwise trade, or one first mate, as master, and every sailing vessel of thirty-five gross tons or over, but less than one hundred and fifty gross tons, with or without auxiliary engine, shall be commanded by a patron in the minor coastwise trade."
SECTION 2. Section two of Act Numbered Thirty-six hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2. Persons who before the approval of this Act have served for a total period of not less than two years as patrons on sailing vessels of from thirty-five to less than one hundred and fifty gross tons, without the proper patron's certificate and who can read and write English, Spanish, or any native dialect, may, upon producing a certificate or certificates to that effect signed by the outfitter or owner or outfitters or owners of such sailing vessels and duly acknowledged before a notary public or other person authorized by law to administer oaths, be allowed to continue acting as patrons without the requisites of subsection (e) of section eleven hundred and ninety-one of the Administrative Code, as amended by Act Numbered Thirty-four hundred and twenty-six, and may obtain the certificate of patron in the minor coastwise trade upon application and payment of fees."
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 20, 1930.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Sec. 1203 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code, as Amended), Act No. 3697, Nov 20, 1930 (Philippines)
Amendment to Sec. 1203 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code, as Amended), Act No. 3697 (Phil. 1930)
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