Appropriation of Funds for Prisoners Killed or Injured in the Performance of Duty
Republic Act No. 1955, enacted on June 22, 1957, establishes an annual appropriation of up to five thousand pesos from the Bureau of Prisons' income to provide financial aid to prisoners who are injured or disabled while performing their duties, specifically in preventing riots or jailbreaks. The aid, which is capped at five hundred pesos, can be disbursed during the prisoner’s confinement or upon their release, and, in the case of death due to the injury, to the legal heirs, excluding those responsible for the imprisonment. The amount of aid is determined by the Director of Prisons and requires approval from the Secretary of Justice. This law aims to support the welfare of prisoners who sustain injuries while fulfilling their obligations.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1955
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 22, 1957
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1955
AN ACT MAKING AN ANNUAL APPROPRIATION OF NOT TO EXCEED FIVE THOUSAND PESOS FROM THE INCOME DERIVED FROM THE OPERATION OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS-PRISON INDUSTRIES AND SALVAGE WAREHOUSE REVOLVING FUND FOR PECUNIARY AID TO PRISONERS KILLED OR INJURED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY
SECTION 1. A sum of not to exceed five thousand pesos is hereby appropriated annually from the income derived from the operation of the Bureau of Prisons-Prison Industries and Salvage Warehouse Revolving Fund, for the payment of pecuniary aid to any national prisoner who may be injured or disabled while preventing a prison riot or jailbreak or while in the performance of duties required of him in any prison industry and not due to his negligence. Such aid shall be paid to the aforementioned prisoner at the time of his release from prison or any time during his confinement if he so desires: Provided, however, That if the prisoner dies as a result of the injury sustained by him, or from any other cause prior to his release, payment shall be made to his legal heirs, provided they are not the offended parties or who caused the imprisonment. cdt
SECTION 2. The amount of pecuniary aid shall be determined by the Director of Prisons and approved by the Secretary of Justice, in accordance with the rules and regulations which shall be promulgated by the latter: Provided, however, That the maximum amount which may be paid as pecuniary aid shall in no case exceed five hundred pesos.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. cdt
Approved: June 22, 1957
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 53, No. 21, p. 7597 on November 15, 1957
Cite This Law
Appropriation of Funds for Prisoners Killed or Injured in the Performance of Duty, Republic Act No. 1955, Jun 22, 1957 (Philippines)
Appropriation of Funds for Prisoners Killed or Injured in the Performance of Duty, Republic Act No. 1955 (Phil. 1957)
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