An Act Amending Section 499 of Act No. 2711
Commonwealth Act No. 162, enacted on November 9, 1936, amends Section 499 of the Revised Administrative Code in the Philippines. It grants military authorities the power to eject intruders or trespassers from public lands designated for military use, as well as to address disturbances and nuisances on such lands. This law reinforces the authority of military personnel in maintaining order within military reservations. The Act took effect immediately upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 162
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 9, 1936
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 162
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, REGARDING THE RIGHT OF MILITARY AUTHORITIES TO EJECT INTRUDERS FROM MILITARY RESERVATIONS
SECTION 1. Section four hundred and ninety-nine of the Revised Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 499. Right of military authorities to eject intruders. — The military authorities of the United States and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines shall have the right to eject any intruder or trespasser on any public lands reserved for military purposes in the Philippines, and to suppress open breaches of the peace and abate nuisances thereon."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, November 9, 1936.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending Section 499 of Act No. 2711, Commonwealth Act No. 162, Nov 9, 1936 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Section 499 of Act No. 2711, Commonwealth Act No. 162 (Phil. 1936)
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