Amendment to Section 1151 of the Revised Administrative Code, as Amended
Commonwealth Act No. 677, approved on July 31, 1945, amends Section 1151 of the Revised Administrative Code to designate Tacloban, Leyte, as an official port of entry in the Philippines. The Act updates the collection districts and outlines the principal ports of entry, including Tacloban. It also allocates 25,000 pesos from the National Treasury for the establishment and operation of customs services at this new port. The law aims to enhance administrative efficiency in customs operations across the country.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 677
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 31, 1945
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 677
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED AND SIX, AND COMMONWEALTH ACTS NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE AND SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT, BY ADDING TACLOBAN, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, AS PORT OF ENTRY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Section eleven hundred and fifty-one of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by Act Numbered Thirty-one hundred and six, and Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred and seventy-five and Six hundred and sixty-eight, is hereby further amended to read as follows: CSIDTc
"SEC. 1151. Collection districts and ports of entry thereof. — For administrative purposes, the Philippines shall be divided into fifteen collection districts, the respective limits of which may be changed from time to time in the discretion of the Insular Collector of Customs, but the Provinces of Pangasinan and La Union shall belong to the district of Pangasinan, with Sual as its port of entry, and Province of Tayabas to the district of Tayabas, with Hondagua as its port of entry. The principal ports of entry for the respective collection districts shall be Manila, Sual, Tabaco, Cebu, Pulupandan, Hondagua, Iloilo, Davao, Legaspi, Zamboanga, Jolo, Aparri, Jose Pañganiban, Cagayan and Tacloban."
SECTION 2. For the establishment and operation of the customs service at the port of Tacloban, Province of Leyte, the amount of twenty-five thousand pesos is appropriated out of the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, July 31, 1945.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Section 1151 of the Revised Administrative Code, as Amended, Commonwealth Act No. 677, Jul 31, 1945 (Philippines)
Amendment to Section 1151 of the Revised Administrative Code, as Amended, Commonwealth Act No. 677 (Phil. 1945)
Related Laws
- Amendment to Section 1151 of the Revised Administrative Code, as Amended (Addition of Cagayan, Misamis Oriental as Port of Entry)Commonwealth Act No. 668 • Jun 22, 1941 • Statutes
- Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: San Fernando, La Union as Port of EntryRepublic Act No. 284 • Jun 16, 1948 • Statutes
- An Act to Amend Section 1151 of Act No. 2711, as Amended by Act No. 3106Commonwealth Act No. 175 • Nov 13, 1936 • Statutes
- Amendment to Administrative Code Re: Batangas as Port of EntryRepublic Act No. 1430 • Jun 14, 1956 • Statutes
- Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Cargo ManifestRepublic Act No. 453 • Jun 8, 1950 • Statutes
- Amendment to Administrative Code Re: Hinigaran, Occidental Negros as Port of EntryRepublic Act No. 721 • Jun 6, 1952 • Statutes
Browse More Statutes
Explore other laws in the Statutes category.
View All StatutesNeed Help Understanding This Law?
Ask our AI assistant to explain provisions, implications, or related laws.
Ask AI About This Law