Authorizing the Food and Drug Administrator to Order Closure, or Suspend or Revoke License, of Drug Establishments
Presidential Decree No. 280, issued on August 27, 1973, empowers the Food and Drug Administrator to close, suspend, or revoke the licenses of drug establishments that violate laws concerning the sale of prohibited or regulated drugs and medicines. This decree aims to protect public health and safety by enforcing compliance with the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972. Administrative investigations into violations are to be conducted summarily, allowing owners a chance to present their case. The decree is effective immediately and is integrated into the country's legal framework.
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- What is Authorizing the Food and Drug Administrator to Order Closure, or Suspend or Revoke License, of Drug Establishments about?
- Presidential Decree No. 280, issued on August 27, 1973, empowers the Food and Drug Administrator to close, suspend, or revoke the licenses of drug establishments that violate laws concerning the sale of prohibited or regulated drugs and medicines. This decree aims to protect public health and safety by enforcing compliance with the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972. Administrative investigations into violations are to be conducted summarily, allowing owners a chance to present their case. The decree is effective immediately and is integrated into the country's legal framework.
- What type of law is Presidential Decree No. 280?
- Authorizing the Food and Drug Administrator to Order Closure, or Suspend or Revoke License, of Drug Establishments (Presidential Decree No. 280) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Authorizing the Food and Drug Administrator to Order Closure, or Suspend or Revoke License, of Drug Establishments enacted?
- Authorizing the Food and Drug Administrator to Order Closure, or Suspend or Revoke License, of Drug Establishments (Presidential Decree No. 280) was enacted on Aug 27, 1973.
- What is the citation for Authorizing the Food and Drug Administrator to Order Closure, or Suspend or Revoke License, of Drug Establishments?
- Authorizing the Food and Drug Administrator to Order Closure, or Suspend or Revoke License, of Drug Establishments, Presidential Decree No. 280, Aug 27, 1973 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Presidential Decree No. 280
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Decrees
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 27, 1973
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 280
AUTHORIZING THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATOR TO ORDER THE CLOSURE, OR SUSPEND OR REVOKE THE LICENSE, OF ANY DRUG ESTABLISHMENT WHICH MAY BE FOUND ADMINISTRATIVELY TO HAVE VIOLATED THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SALE OR DISPENSATION OF PROHIBITED OR REGULATED DRUGS, MEDICINES AND SIMILAR SUBSTANCES
WHEREAS, to protect the public morals, health, safety and welfare, the State wages a relentless campaign against drug addiction and the vices and ills attendant thereto; and
WHEREAS, some drug establishments contribute to the frustration of said campaign by selling or dispensing drugs, medicines and other similar substances in violation of Republic Acts Nos. 3720 and 6425, otherwise known as the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, respectively, and other laws and the regulations issued thereunder;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby decree and order: acd
SECTION 1. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Food and Drug Administrator is hereby authorized to order the closure, or suspend or revoke the license, of any drug establishment which after administrative investigation is found guilty of selling or dispensing drugs, medicines and other similar substances in violation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, or other laws regulating the sale or dispensation of drugs, or rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto.
SECTION 2. The administrative investigation shall be summary in character. The owner of the drugstore shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
SECTION 3. This Decree is hereby made part of the law of the land and shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 27th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Three.
Cite This Law
Authorizing the Food and Drug Administrator to Order Closure, or Suspend or Revoke License, of Drug Establishments, Presidential Decree No. 280, Aug 27, 1973 (Philippines)
Authorizing the Food and Drug Administrator to Order Closure, or Suspend or Revoke License, of Drug Establishments, Presidential Decree No. 280 (Phil. 1973)
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