An Act to Amend Sections One and Twelve of Act Numbered Thirty-Eight Hundred and Forty-Six Requiring a License for the Establishment and/or Operation of Radio Receiving Stations Used for Commercial Purposes
Commonwealth Act No. 365, enacted on August 23, 1938, amends provisions related to the establishment and operation of radio stations in the Philippines. It mandates that any entity wishing to construct or operate a commercial radio station must obtain a franchise from the National Assembly, with exceptions for certain types of stations, such as amateur or experimental ones. The Act also outlines penalties for violations, including fines up to six hundred pesos or imprisonment for up to six months. This legislation emphasizes regulatory oversight in the radio communications sector while allowing for specific exemptions to facilitate broader access.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 365
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 23, 1938
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 365
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS ONE AND TWELVE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX REQUIRING A LICENSE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND/OR OPERATION OF RADIO RECEIVING STATIONS USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Sections one and twelve of Act Numbered Thirty-eight hundred and forty-six are amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 1. No person, firm, company, association or corporation shall construct, install, establish or operate a radio transmitting station, or a radio receiving station used for commercial purposes within the Philippines without having first obtained a franchise therefor from the National Assembly: Provided, however, That no franchise from the National Assembly shall be necessary for the construction, installation, establishment or operation of a broadcasting station, and amateur station, an experimental station, a training station, a station on board a mobile vessel, train or aircraft, or a private station in a place so outlying and so remote as to afford no public communication system with the outside world. Provided, further, That, unless otherwise specified, "station" or "radio station" as used in this Act shall refer to a radio transmitting station and its revolving equipment, or a radio receiving station used for commercial purposes."
"SEC. 12. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Act, or any regulation prescribed by the Secretary of Public Works and Communications under this Act, or of any provision of the International Radio Regulations, shall be punished by a fine of not more than six hundred pesos or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both, for each and every offense." CaSAcH
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, August 23, 1938.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Sections One and Twelve of Act Numbered Thirty-Eight Hundred and Forty-Six Requiring a License for the Establishment and/or Operation of Radio Receiving Stations Used for Commercial Purposes, Commonwealth Act No. 365, Aug 23, 1938 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Sections One and Twelve of Act Numbered Thirty-Eight Hundred and Forty-Six Requiring a License for the Establishment and/or Operation of Radio Receiving Stations Used for Commercial Purposes, Commonwealth Act No. 365 (Phil. 1938)
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