An Act to Prescribe Penalties for Failure to Carry Proper Officers on Philippine Vessels
Act No. 1610, enacted on March 14, 1907, establishes penalties for Philippine vessels that fail to carry the prescribed number and class of marine officers. The Insular Collector of Customs, with approval from the Secretary of Finance and Justice, is responsible for determining these requirements. Vessels found in violation may face fines of up to one hundred pesos for each infraction, with a limit of one fine every thirty days. Defenses against fines include proving the vessel's inability to meet requirements due to circumstances beyond control. The Act emphasizes the public good and was expedited for immediate effect upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 1610
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 14, 1907
ACT NO. 1610
AN ACT TO PRESCRIBE PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO CARRY PROPER OFFICERS ON PHILIPPINE VESSELS
SECTION 1. The Insular Collector of Customs with the prior approval of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, shall prescribe the number and class of marine officers to be carried on vessels of the Philippine Islands, and in case any vessel shall navigate without its full complement of duly licensed officers as by the said Insular Collector prescribed, the offending vessel may be fined not more than one hundred pesos for each offense, but shall not be so fined for such offense oftener than once in thirty days. cHECAS
SECTION 2. Fines under the foregoing section shall be collected as prescribed in sections three hundred and thirteen, three hundred and thirteen (a), and three hundred and thirteen (b) of Act Numbered Three hundred and fifty-five, as amended by Act Numbered Eight hundred and sixty-four and Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and five, and it shall be a good defense to prove that the vessel did so navigate only on account of cause beyond the control of the master, agents, and owners.
Such fine when incurred shall be in addition to any penalty which may be incurred through the employment of aliens as officers, as already prescribed by law.
SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, March 14, 1907.
Cite This Law
An Act to Prescribe Penalties for Failure to Carry Proper Officers on Philippine Vessels, Act No. 1610, Mar 14, 1907 (Philippines)
An Act to Prescribe Penalties for Failure to Carry Proper Officers on Philippine Vessels, Act No. 1610 (Phil. 1907)
Related Laws
- An Act Authorizing the Collector of Customs for the Philippine Archipelago to Commission Masters and Watch Officers of Coast Guard Vessels to Make Searches and SeizuresAct No. 778 • May 29, 1903 • Statutes
- An Act Providing for the Examination and Licensing of Applicants for the Positions of Master, Mate, Patron, and Engineer of Seagoing Vessels in the Philippine Coastwise Trade, and Prescribing the Number of Engineers to be Employed by Such VesselsAct No. 780 • May 29, 1903 • Statutes
- An Act to Encourage and Aid the Philippine Coastwise TradeAct No. 1310 • Mar 23, 1905 • Statutes
- An Act Exempting Small Vessels from the Requirements of Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eighty, Entitled "An Act Providing fort Examination and Licensing of Applicants for the Positions of Master, Mate, Patron, and Engineer of Seagoing Vessels in the Philippine Coastwise Trade, and Prescribing the Number of Engineers to be Employed by Such Vessels"Act No. 1066 • Feb 26, 1904 • Statutes
- Philippine Merchant Marine Officers Act of 1998Republic Act No. 8544 • Feb 24, 1998 • Statutes
- An Act to Provide for the Analysis and Registration of Commercial Fertilizers, Establish Penalties for Violations of its Provisions, Regulate Traffic in Such Fertilizers, and for Other PurposesAct No. 3067 • Mar 16, 1923 • Statutes
Browse More Statutes
Explore other laws in the Statutes category.
View All StatutesNeed Help Understanding This Law?
Ask our AI assistant to explain provisions, implications, or related laws.
Ask AI About This Law