An Act Providing for the Collection of Tonnage Dues on Vessels Coming From or Going to Foreign Ports
Act No. 2579, enacted on February 4, 1916, establishes a system for collecting tonnage dues from vessels entering or leaving Philippine ports to and from foreign locations. The dues are set at twelve and one-half centavos per net ton or thirty-five centavos per thousand kilograms of cargo, based on the vessel master's choice. Certain vessels are exempt from these fees, including those not handling cargo, government vessels not engaged in trade, vessels in distress, and specific yachts from the U.S. or other nations that do not impose equivalent taxes. This act is set to take effect on July 1, 1916.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2579
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 4, 1916
ACT NO. 2579
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF TONNAGE DUES ON VESSELS COMING FROM OR GOING TO FOREIGN PORTS
SECTION 1. At all ports and places in the Philippine Islands there shall be collected from any vessel coming from or going to a port or place outside of the territory of the Philippine Islands, irrespective of nationality, in accordance with regulations to be issued by the Insular Collector of Customs, with the approval of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, twelve and one-half centavos per net ton as expressed in her certificate of registry, or thirty-five centavos per thousand kilograms of merchandise discharged or laden, in Philippine ports, at the option of the master or consignee of the vessel.
SECTION 2. The following shall be exempted from the payment of the dues herein established:
(a) Vessels not discharging or lading cargo and discharging and lading only passengers and their baggage;
(b) Vessels belonging to the Government of the United States and to foreign governments, or chartered by the same, if not engaged in trade;
(c) Vessels in distress; and
(d) Yachts of the United States, the Philippine Islands, or any foreign nation which imposes no tonnage or equivalent taxes on United States and Philippine yachts.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July first, nineteen hundred and sixteen. CDESIA
Enacted, February 4, 1916.
Cite This Law
An Act Providing for the Collection of Tonnage Dues on Vessels Coming From or Going to Foreign Ports, Act No. 2579, Feb 4, 1916 (Philippines)
An Act Providing for the Collection of Tonnage Dues on Vessels Coming From or Going to Foreign Ports, Act No. 2579 (Phil. 1916)
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