Appropriation of Funds for Transfer of Iwahig Penal Colony
Republic Act No. 3682, enacted on June 22, 1963, appropriates ?300,000 for the relocation of the Iwahig Penal Colony, with the Director of Prisons selecting the new site, subject to the Secretary of Justice's approval. The Act mandates the subdivision of the current site into small lots, each not exceeding twelve hectares, to be sold in equal installments over ten years, prioritizing the sale of buildings to the land purchasers. Proceeds from these sales are designated for the improvement of penal colonies. The Secretary of Justice, with presidential approval, is tasked with issuing necessary regulations to implement the Act.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 3682
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 22, 1963
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3682
AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE IWAHIG PENAL COLONY AND PROVIDING FOR THE SUBDIVISION AND SALE OF THE PRESENT SITE THEREOF
SECTION 1. The sum of three hundred thousand pesos is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the transfer of the Iwahig Penal Colony to a place which shall be chosen by the Director of Prisons with the approval of the Secretary of Justice. The funds appropriated under this Act shall be released periodically in the following of this Act, one hundred thousand pesos during the fiscal period ending June thirty, nineteen hundred sixty-three, and one hundred thousand pesos during the fiscal period ending June thirty, nineteen hundred sixty-four.
SECTION 2. The present site of the Iwahig Penal Colony shall be subdivided into small lots, none of which shall exceed twelve hectares, to be sold on equal yearly installments within a period of ten years; Provided, That the buildings thereon shall also be sold but preference shall be given to the purchaser of the land on which such buildings are constructed; Provided, further, That the proceeds from such sale shall be used for the improvement of penal colonies. cdt
SECTION 3. The Secretary of Justice, with the approval of the President of the Philippines, shall issue such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 22, 1963
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 59, No. 42, p. 7228 on October 21, 1963
Cite This Law
Appropriation of Funds for Transfer of Iwahig Penal Colony, Republic Act No. 3682, Jun 22, 1963 (Philippines)
Appropriation of Funds for Transfer of Iwahig Penal Colony, Republic Act No. 3682 (Phil. 1963)
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