An Act Prohibiting The Exportation of Fibers (Buntal), Seeds or Seedlings of The Plant Commonly Known as The "Buri"
Commonwealth Act No. 585, enacted on June 7, 1940, prohibits the exportation of fibers (buntal), seeds, or seedlings from the buri plant (Corypha elata) to foreign countries. Violators of this law may face imprisonment ranging from one month to one year, fines between one hundred to one thousand pesos, or both, with confiscation of the exported materials by the government. The Act takes effect one year after the President of the Philippines certifies its approval by the President of the United States.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 585
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 7, 1940
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 585
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE EXPORTATION OF FIBERS (BUNTAL), SEEDS OR SEEDLINGS OF THE PLANT COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "BURI"
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful and illegal for any person, corporation, partnership, or association to export to any foreign country, fibers (buntal), or filaments of the plant commonly known as "buri". Likewise, it is hereby declared unlawful and illegal for any person, corporation, partnership, or association to export to any foreign country seeds or seedlings of the plant commonly known as "buri" (Corypha elata).
SECTION 2. Any violation of this Act shall be punished by an imprisonment of not less than one month nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one hundred pesos nor more than one thousand pesos, or both at the discretion of the Court, and the fibers (buntal) or seeds or seedlings of the said plant attempted to be exported shall be confiscated by, and forfeited to, the Government.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect one year after the date on which the President of the Philippines shall, by proclamation, certify to the fact of its approval by the President of the United States as provided in the Public Act Numbered One hundred and twenty-seven of the United States Congress, approved March twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and thirty-four.
Approved, June 7, 1940.
Cite This Law
An Act Prohibiting The Exportation of Fibers (Buntal), Seeds or Seedlings of The Plant Commonly Known as The "Buri", Commonwealth Act No. 585, Jun 7, 1940 (Philippines)
An Act Prohibiting The Exportation of Fibers (Buntal), Seeds or Seedlings of The Plant Commonly Known as The "Buri", Commonwealth Act No. 585 (Phil. 1940)
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