Amendments to R.A. No. 4712 and R.A. No. 4713 Re: Grant of Reward
Presidential Decree No. 708, issued on May 27, 1975, amends provisions related to cash rewards for individuals involved in the discovery and seizure of smuggled goods under Republic Acts No. 4712 and No. 4713. The decree establishes that the reward amount will be limited to 5% of the fair market value of the seized goods. It also repeals or modifies any conflicting laws, acts, decrees, or regulations. This decree took effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Presidential Decree No. 708
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Decrees
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 27, 1975
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 708
AMENDING THE PROVISIONS PERTINENT TO THE GRANT OF REWARD UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4712 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4713, ENTITLED, "AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES" AND "AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE", RESPECTIVELY
I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:
SECTION 1. The provisions of Section 1 of R.A. No. 4712, and Section 5 of R.A. No. 4713, to the contrary notwithstanding, the amount to be paid to persons instrumental in the discovery and seizure of smuggled goods shall be limited to a cash reward equivalent to five (5%) per centum of the fair market value thereof. acd
SECTION 2. All laws, acts, decrees, orders, and regulations inconsistent herewith are deemed repealed and/or modified accordingly.
SECTION 3. This Decree shall take effect upon its approval.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 27th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Five.
Cite This Law
Amendments to R.A. No. 4712 and R.A. No. 4713 Re: Grant of Reward, Presidential Decree No. 708, May 27, 1975 (Philippines)
Amendments to R.A. No. 4712 and R.A. No. 4713 Re: Grant of Reward, Presidential Decree No. 708 (Phil. 1975)
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