Amendment to Sec. 1354 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code)
Act No. 3702, approved on November 20, 1930, amends Section 1354 of the Administrative Code of 1917 regarding the requirements for vessel manifests at ports of entry in the Philippines. It establishes penalties for vessels that enter or depart without submitting proper manifests or carrying unmanifested cargo, imposing fines of up to five thousand pesos. Additionally, the law mandates that the master of the vessel must provide a true copy of the cargo manifest to the Insular Auditor. This act aims to enforce compliance with customs regulations and ensure accurate documentation of cargo.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3702
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 20, 1930
ACT NO. 3702
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN
SECTION 1. Section thirteen hundred and fifty-four of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Administrative Code of nineteen hundred and seventeen, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 1354. Failure to supply requisite manifests. — If any vessel shall enter or depart from a port of entry without the submission of proper manifests to the customs authorities, or shall enter or depart conveying unmanifested cargo other than as stated in the next preceding section hereof, such vessel shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand pesos.
"The same fine shall be imposed upon any arriving or departing vessel if the master shall fail to deliver or mail to the Insular Auditor a true copy of the manifest of the incoming or outgoing cargo, as required by law."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 20, 1930.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Sec. 1354 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code), Act No. 3702, Nov 20, 1930 (Philippines)
Amendment to Sec. 1354 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code), Act No. 3702 (Phil. 1930)
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