Amendment to Section 21 of the Administrative Code
Commonwealth Act No. 270, enacted on June 2, 1938, amends Section 21 of the Administrative Code regarding the officials authorized to administer oaths in the Philippines. The amendment specifies a list of officers, including notaries public, judges, clerks of courts, and various government officials whose appointments are vested in the President or other high-ranking officials. It also establishes that individuals acting in the capacity of these officers will hold the same authority to administer oaths. The Act took effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 270
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 2, 1938
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 270
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY-ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
SECTION 1. Section twenty-one of the Administrative Code, is amended so as 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, justice of the peace, and auxiliary justices of the peace; clerks of courts; the Secretary of the National Assembly; bureau directors; registers of deeds; provincial governors and lieutenant-governors; mayors; any other officer in the Philippine service whose appointment is vested in the President of the Philippines, 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 power."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, June 2, 1938.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Section 21 of the Administrative Code, Commonwealth Act No. 270, Jun 2, 1938 (Philippines)
Amendment to Section 21 of the Administrative Code, Commonwealth Act No. 270 (Phil. 1938)
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