An Act Authorizing the Insular Collector of Customs to Clear Foreign Vessels for Any Port of the Moro Province Designated by him for that Purpose, Under Such Conditions and Regulations as he may, with the Approval of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, Impose
Act No. 1885, enacted on April 21, 1909, authorizes the Insular Collector of Customs to clear foreign vessels for designated ports in the Moro Province, subject to conditions set with the approval of the Secretary of Finance and Justice. Any expenses related to a foreign vessel's entry into these ports will be charged to the vessel and must be settled before clearance is granted. The Act was expedited for immediate passage to address public needs. It took effect upon its enactment.
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- Reference Number
- Act No. 1885
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 21, 1909
ACT NO. 1885
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE INSULAR COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS TO CLEAR FOREIGN VESSELS FOR ANY PORT OF THE MORO PROVINCE DESIGNATED BY HIM FOR THAT PURPOSE, UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS AS HE MAY, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF FINANCE AND JUSTICE, IMPOSE
SECTION 1. The Insular Collector of Customs is hereby authorized to clear foreign vessels for any port of the Moro Province designated by him for that purpose, under such conditions and regulations as he may, with the approval of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, impose: Provided, That all expense incident to the entrance of a foreign vessel into any such port shall be a charge against such vessel and shall be collected before the vessel is granted a foreign clearance.
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED: April 21, 1909.
Cite This Law
An Act Authorizing the Insular Collector of Customs to Clear Foreign Vessels for Any Port of the Moro Province Designated by him for that Purpose, Under Such Conditions and Regulations as he may, with the Approval of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, Impose, Act No. 1885, Apr 21, 1909 (Philippines)
An Act Authorizing the Insular Collector of Customs to Clear Foreign Vessels for Any Port of the Moro Province Designated by him for that Purpose, Under Such Conditions and Regulations as he may, with the Approval of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, Impose, Act No. 1885 (Phil. 1909)
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