Amendment to Sec. 21 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code)
Act No. 2732, approved on February 15, 1918, amends Section 21 of the Administrative Code of the Philippines to expand the list of officials authorized to administer oaths. This includes not only notaries public and judges but also various governmental officers such as the governors, municipal and township presidents, and others appointed by the Governor-General or President of the United States. The amendment ensures that individuals acting in these official capacities hold the same authority to administer oaths. The law takes effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2732
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 15, 1918
ACT NO. 2732
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY-ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENTS OF TOWNSHIPS TO ADMINISTER OATHS
SECTION 1. Section twenty-one of the Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 21. Officials Authorized to Administer Oaths. — The following officers have general authority to administer oaths, to wit:
"Notaries public; judges of courts; clerks of Courts of First Instance and the Clerk of the Supreme Court; the Secretary of the Senate; the Secretary of the House of Representatives; registers of deeds: justices of the peace and the auxiliary justices of the peace; the governor of a province; the president of a municipality; the president of a township; any other officer in the Philippine service appointed by the Governor-General, Secretary of War, or President of the United States. A person who by authority of law shall act in the capacity of any of the officers mentioned above shall possess the same powers."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved: February 15, 1918.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Sec. 21 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code), Act No. 2732, Feb 15, 1918 (Philippines)
Amendment to Sec. 21 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code), Act No. 2732 (Phil. 1918)
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