An Act to Amend Section Twenty-One of the Administrative Code as Amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Two Hundred and Seventy
Commonwealth Act No. 641, enacted on June 11, 1941, amends Section 21 of the Administrative Code to clarify the officials authorized to administer oaths in the Philippines. The act lists specific officers, including notaries public, justices of the peace, clerks of courts, and various levels of mayors and governors, among others, as having general authority to administer oaths. Additionally, it states that any individual acting in the capacity of these officers will possess the same powers. The law is effective immediately upon approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 641
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 11, 1941
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 641
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY-ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AS AMENDED BY COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
SECTION 1. Section twenty-one of the Administrative Code, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Two hundred and seventy, is amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 21. Officials authorized to administer oath. — The following officers have general authority to administer oaths, to wit:
"Notaries public; justices of the peace, and auxiliary justices of the peace; clerks of courts; the Secretary of the National Assembly; bureau directors; registers of deeds; provincial governors and lieutenant-governors; city mayors; municipal mayors; municipal district mayors; any other officer in the Philippine service whose appointment is vested in the President of the Philippines, Secretary of War, or President of the United States. A person who by authority of law shall act in the capacity of the officers mentioned above shall possess the same power."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, June 11, 1941.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Section Twenty-One of the Administrative Code as Amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Two Hundred and Seventy, Commonwealth Act No. 641, Jun 11, 1941 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Twenty-One of the Administrative Code as Amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Two Hundred and Seventy, Commonwealth Act No. 641 (Phil. 1941)
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