Amendments to Act of Congress Dated Aug. 5, 1909 (Philippine Tariff Law)
Act No. 3515, approved on January 8, 1929, amends certain items under the Philippine Tariff Law concerning the import duties on sugar and tobacco. Item 237 specifies that the import duty on sugar, whether refined or unrefined, shall match the rates imposed on similar imports into the United States, with a minimum duty as outlined in the original 1909 Tariff Act. Similarly, Item 301 establishes that the import duty on tobacco, both manufactured and unmanufactured, will follow the same guidelines. The Act will take effect 30 days after being proclaimed by the Governor-General upon approval from the U.S. President.
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- What is Amendments to Act of Congress Dated Aug. 5, 1909 (Philippine Tariff Law) about?
- Act No. 3515, approved on January 8, 1929, amends certain items under the Philippine Tariff Law concerning the import duties on sugar and tobacco. Item 237 specifies that the import duty on sugar, whether refined or unrefined, shall match the rates imposed on similar imports into the United States, with a minimum duty as outlined in the original 1909 Tariff Act. Similarly, Item 301 establishes that the import duty on tobacco, both manufactured and unmanufactured, will follow the same guidelines. The Act will take effect 30 days after being proclaimed by the Governor-General upon approval from the U.S. President.
- What type of law is Act No. 3515?
- Amendments to Act of Congress Dated Aug. 5, 1909 (Philippine Tariff Law) (Act No. 3515) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendments to Act of Congress Dated Aug. 5, 1909 (Philippine Tariff Law) enacted?
- Amendments to Act of Congress Dated Aug. 5, 1909 (Philippine Tariff Law) (Act No. 3515) was enacted on Jan 8, 1929.
- What is the citation for Amendments to Act of Congress Dated Aug. 5, 1909 (Philippine Tariff Law)?
- Amendments to Act of Congress Dated Aug. 5, 1909 (Philippine Tariff Law), Act No. 3515, Jan 8, 1929 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3515
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 8, 1929
ACT NO. 3515
AN ACT MENDING ITEM NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN, CLASS XIII, AND ITEM NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND ONE, CLASS XIV, UNDER SECTION EIGHT OF THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF LAW, ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST FIFTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE
SECTION 1. Item numbered two hundred and thirty-seven, Class XIII, under section eight of the Philippine Tariff Law, Act of Congress of August fifth, nineteen hundred and nine, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"237. Sugar:
"Sugar refined or unrefined, the same rates as the rates of the import duty from time to time imposed upon sugar in like forms when imported into the United States: Provided, That the duty to be collected on imported sugar, whether refined or unrefined, shall in no case be less than the duty provided by the Philippine Tariff Act approved by Congress August fifth, nineteen hundred and nine."
SECTION 2. Item numbered three hundred and one, Class XIV, under section eight of the Philippine Tariff Law, Act of Congress of August fifth, nineteen hundred and nine, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"301. Tobacco:
"Tobacco manufactured or unmanufactured, the same rates as the rates of the import duty from time to time imposed upon tobacco in like forms when imported into the United States: Provided, That the duty to be collected on imported tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured, shall in no case be less than the duty provided by the Philippine Tariff Act approved by Congress August fifth, nineteen hundred and nine."
SECTION 3. Upon the express or implicit approval of this Act by the President of the United States, as provided in the Act of Congress approved on August twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, entitled "An Act to declare the purpose of the people of the United States as to the future political status of the people of the Philippine Islands, and to provide a more autonomous government for those Islands," the Governor-General shall so announce forthwith, by means of a proclamation, and this Act shall take effect thirty days after the date of such proclamation. 1 TAaCED
Approved, January 8, 1929.
Footnotes
1. Declared in force by Proclamation No. 209. See Appendix.
Cite This Law
Amendments to Act of Congress Dated Aug. 5, 1909 (Philippine Tariff Law), Act No. 3515, Jan 8, 1929 (Philippines)
Amendments to Act of Congress Dated Aug. 5, 1909 (Philippine Tariff Law), Act No. 3515 (Phil. 1929)
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