An Act Amending Act Numbered Twelve Hundred and Eighty-Eight, Entitled "An Act Authorizing and Directing Registers of Deeds to Perform Certain Duties of Commercial Registers as Defined in Title Two of the Code of Commerce, and Providing that the Documenting, Registry, Enrollment, and Licensing of Vessels in Accordance with the Customs Administrative Act and the Customs Rules and Regulations shall be Deemed to be a Registry of Vessels within the Meaning of Said Title," by Providing that the Insular Collector of Customs Shall Perform the Duties of Commercial Register Concerning the Registering of Vessels, as Defined in Title Two of the Code of Commerce
Act No. 1900, enacted on May 18, 1909, amends a previous law concerning the registration of vessels in the Philippines. It designates the Insular Collector of Customs to perform the duties of a commercial register specifically for vessel registration as outlined in Title Two of the Code of Commerce. The Act clarifies that the documenting, registering, enrolling, and licensing of vessels will be considered valid registration under these provisions, except where specified otherwise in the Customs Administrative Act or related regulations. The law took effect immediately upon its passage.
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May 18, 1909
ACT NO. 1900
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED TWELVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING REGISTERS OF DEEDS TO PERFORM CERTAIN DUTIES OF COMMERCIAL REGISTERS AS DEFINED IN TITLE TWO OF THE CODE OF COMMERCE, AND PROVIDING THAT THE DOCUMENTING, REGISTRY, ENROLLMENT, AND LICENSING OF VESSELS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE ACT AND THE CUSTOMS RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A REGISTRY OF VESSELS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SAID TITLE," BY PROVIDING THAT THE INSULAR COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES OF COMMERCIAL REGISTER CONCERNING THE REGISTERING OF VESSELS, AS DEFINED IN TITLE TWO OF THE CODE OF COMMERCE
SECTION 1. Section two of Act Numbered Twelve hundred and eighty-eight, entitled "An Act authorizing and directing registers of deeds to perform certain duties of commercial registers as defined in title two of the Code of Commerce, and providing that the documenting, registry enrollment, and licensing of vessels in accordance with the Customs Administrative Act and the customs rules and regulations shall be deemed to be a registry of vessels within the meaning of said title," is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2. The documenting, registering, enrolling, and licensing, of vessels in accordance with the Customs Administrative Act and customs rules and regulations shall be deemed to be a registry of vessels within the meaning of title two of the Code of Commerce, unless otherwise provided in said Customs Administrative Act or in said customs rules and regulations, and the Insular Collector of Customs shall perform the duties of commercial register concerning the registering of vessels, as defined in title two of the Code of Commerce."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED: May 18, 1909.
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An Act Amending Act Numbered Twelve Hundred and Eighty-Eight, Entitled "An Act Authorizing and Directing Registers of Deeds to Perform Certain Duties of Commercial Registers as Defined in Title Two of the Code of Commerce, and Providing that the Documenting, Registry, Enrollment, and Licensing of Vessels in Accordance with the Customs Administrative Act and the Customs Rules and Regulations shall be Deemed to be a Registry of Vessels within the Meaning of Said Title," by Providing that the Insular Collector of Customs Shall Perform the Duties of Commercial Register Concerning the Registering of Vessels, as Defined in Title Two of the Code of Commerce, Act No. 1900, May 18, 1909 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Act Numbered Twelve Hundred and Eighty-Eight, Entitled "An Act Authorizing and Directing Registers of Deeds to Perform Certain Duties of Commercial Registers as Defined in Title Two of the Code of Commerce, and Providing that the Documenting, Registry, Enrollment, and Licensing of Vessels in Accordance with the Customs Administrative Act and the Customs Rules and Regulations shall be Deemed to be a Registry of Vessels within the Meaning of Said Title," by Providing that the Insular Collector of Customs Shall Perform the Duties of Commercial Register Concerning the Registering of Vessels, as Defined in Title Two of the Code of Commerce, Act No. 1900 (Phil. 1909)
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