An Act Empowering the Governor-General to Prohibit Temporarily and for a Fixed Period the Importation of Rice
Act No. 2993, enacted on February 28, 1921, authorizes the Governor-General of the Philippines to temporarily ban rice imports if local stocks are sufficient and excessive imports hinder normal consumption. This prohibition can be enacted with the Council of State's approval, and it must include a price cap on rice to prevent price surges. Violations of this proclamation may result in fines or imprisonment, holding corporate managers liable. The Act remains effective until October 16, 1921, while allowing the government to import rice if necessary.
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- What is An Act Empowering the Governor-General to Prohibit Temporarily and for a Fixed Period the Importation of Rice about?
- Act No. 2993, enacted on February 28, 1921, authorizes the Governor-General of the Philippines to temporarily ban rice imports if local stocks are sufficient and excessive imports hinder normal consumption. This prohibition can be enacted with the Council of State's approval, and it must include a price cap on rice to prevent price surges. Violations of this proclamation may result in fines or imprisonment, holding corporate managers liable. The Act remains effective until October 16, 1921, while allowing the government to import rice if necessary.
- What type of law is Act No. 2993?
- An Act Empowering the Governor-General to Prohibit Temporarily and for a Fixed Period the Importation of Rice (Act No. 2993) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Empowering the Governor-General to Prohibit Temporarily and for a Fixed Period the Importation of Rice enacted?
- An Act Empowering the Governor-General to Prohibit Temporarily and for a Fixed Period the Importation of Rice (Act No. 2993) was enacted on Feb 28, 1921.
- What is the citation for An Act Empowering the Governor-General to Prohibit Temporarily and for a Fixed Period the Importation of Rice?
- An Act Empowering the Governor-General to Prohibit Temporarily and for a Fixed Period the Importation of Rice, Act No. 2993, Feb 28, 1921 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2993
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 28, 1921
ACT NO. 2993
AN ACT EMPOWERING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO PROHIBIT TEMPORARILY AND FOR A FIXED PERIOD THE IMPORTATION OF RICE
SECTION 1. Whenever it is shown, after due investigation, sufficient stocks of rice of local production are available for sale in the market and the normal consumption of said stocks is seriously hampered by the continued excessive importation of rice from abroad, the Governor-General, with the approval of the Council of State, may, not later than July first, nineteen hundred and twenty-one, issue a proclamation prohibiting temporarily and for a fixed period the importation of rice: Provided, That nothing in this section provided shall be understood to invalidate bona fide contracts for the purchase of rice from abroad existing on the date of the approval of the proclamation: Provided, further, That in order to prevent an undue rise in the prices of rice, the proclamation shall fix a price for said commodity which shall continue while said proclamation is in force and shall not be greater than the actual market price on the date of the publication of the said proclamation, but shall in no case exceed ten pesos for the cavan of fifty-seven and one-half kilos of first-class rice in Manila. SCaITA
SECTION 2. The Governor-General, with the approval of the Council of State, may repeal the proclamation authorized in the preceding section in case the causes that gave rise to it are, upon further investigation, shown to have disappeared.
SECTION 3. Any violation of the provisions of the proclamation authorized by this act shall punished by a fine of not more than five thousand pesos, or by imprisonment for not more than two years or both, in the discretion of the court: Provided, That in the case of companies or corporations, the manager or administrator shall be criminally liable. aTHCSE
SECTION 4. None of the provisions of this Act shall be construed to prohibit the Government from importing rice from abroad during the time that the proclamation referred to in section one of this Act is in effect.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect only until October sixteenth, nineteen hundred and twenty-one.
Approved, February 28, 1921.
Cite This Law
An Act Empowering the Governor-General to Prohibit Temporarily and for a Fixed Period the Importation of Rice, Act No. 2993, Feb 28, 1921 (Philippines)
An Act Empowering the Governor-General to Prohibit Temporarily and for a Fixed Period the Importation of Rice, Act No. 2993 (Phil. 1921)
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