An Act Providing that the Secretary of Commerce and Police May, in his Discretion, Direct an Extension of Time within which the Consulting Engineer to the Commission shall Advertise for Bids for the Improvement of the Port of Iloilo
Act No. 746, enacted on May 14, 1903, authorizes the Secretary of Commerce and Police to postpone the advertisement for bids related to the improvement of the Port of Iloilo. This decision can be made at the Secretary's discretion, overriding previous provisions in Act No. 641. The Act aims to facilitate the process for the public good, allowing for expedited passage and immediate effectiveness upon enactment.
Law Information
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- Act No. 746
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 14, 1903
ACT NO. 746
AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND POLICE MAY, IN HIS DISCRETION, DIRECT AN EXTENSION OF TIME WITHIN WHICH THE CONSULTING ENGINEER TO THE COMMISSION SHALL ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PORT OF ILOILO
SECTION 1. "The Secretary of Commerce and Police is hereby authorized and empowered, in his discretion, to direct a postponement of the date upon which the Consulting Engineer to the Commission shall advertise for bids for the improvement of the port of Iloilo, anything in Act Numbered Six hundred and forty-one, entitled "An Act authorizing the improvement of the port of Iloilo," to the contrary notwithstanding; and in the event of such extension by the Secretary of Commerce and Police, he shall also direct the date upon which the advertisement shall be published.
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, May 14, 1903.
Cite This Law
An Act Providing that the Secretary of Commerce and Police May, in his Discretion, Direct an Extension of Time within which the Consulting Engineer to the Commission shall Advertise for Bids for the Improvement of the Port of Iloilo, Act No. 746, May 14, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Providing that the Secretary of Commerce and Police May, in his Discretion, Direct an Extension of Time within which the Consulting Engineer to the Commission shall Advertise for Bids for the Improvement of the Port of Iloilo, Act No. 746 (Phil. 1903)
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