Authorizing the President of the Philippines to Designate any Department, Bureau, Office or Instrumentality of the National Government
Commonwealth Act No. 236, enacted on September 16, 1937, empowers the President of the Philippines to designate or create a governmental body to manage and allocate sugar quotas established under the U.S. Sugar Act of 1937. This designated agency is authorized to formulate rules and regulations to execute its functions, subject to presidential approval. The Act allocates a budget of 200,000 pesos from the National Treasury for operational expenses such as salaries and office supplies. It aims to ensure effective administration of sugar allotments in line with U.S. regulations. The Act takes effect immediately upon approval.
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- What is Authorizing the President of the Philippines to Designate any Department, Bureau, Office or Instrumentality of the National Government about?
- Commonwealth Act No. 236, enacted on September 16, 1937, empowers the President of the Philippines to designate or create a governmental body to manage and allocate sugar quotas established under the U.S. Sugar Act of 1937. This designated agency is authorized to formulate rules and regulations to execute its functions, subject to presidential approval. The Act allocates a budget of 200,000 pesos from the National Treasury for operational expenses such as salaries and office supplies. It aims to ensure effective administration of sugar allotments in line with U.S. regulations. The Act takes effect immediately upon approval.
- What type of law is Commonwealth Act No. 236?
- Authorizing the President of the Philippines to Designate any Department, Bureau, Office or Instrumentality of the National Government (Commonwealth Act No. 236) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Authorizing the President of the Philippines to Designate any Department, Bureau, Office or Instrumentality of the National Government enacted?
- Authorizing the President of the Philippines to Designate any Department, Bureau, Office or Instrumentality of the National Government (Commonwealth Act No. 236) was enacted on Sep 16, 1937.
- What is the citation for Authorizing the President of the Philippines to Designate any Department, Bureau, Office or Instrumentality of the National Government?
- Authorizing the President of the Philippines to Designate any Department, Bureau, Office or Instrumentality of the National Government, Commonwealth Act No. 236, Sep 16, 1937 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 236
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 16, 1937
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 236
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO DESIGNATE ANY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OFFICE OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, OR TO CREATE A NEW OFFICE OR AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING ALLOTMENTS OF ANY QUOTA ESTABLISHED FOR THE PHILIPPINES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED STATES SUGAR ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY THIRTY-SEVEN, ON THE BASIS SPECIFIED IN SECTION SIX (d) OF PUBLIC LAW NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN, APPROVED MARCH TWENTY-FOUR, NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR, AND OF ENFORCING ACT NUMBERED FORTY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX, AS AMENDED BY COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-SEVEN, AND PROVIDING THE NECESSARY FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The President of the Philippines is hereby authorized to designate any department, bureau, office or instrumentality of the National Government or he may create a new office or agency, for the purpose of making allotments of any quota established for the Philippines pursuant to the provisions of the United States Sugar Act of nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, on the basis specified in section six (d) of Public Law Numbered One hundred twenty-seven, approved March twenty-four, nineteen hundred thirty-four, and of enforcing Act Numbered Forty-one hundred and sixty-six, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Seventy-seven. The department, bureau, office or agency so designated or created shall be authorized to promulgate, subject to the approval of the President of the Philippines, the necessary rules and regulations to carry into effect its functions under said Acts.
SECTION 2. The sum of two hundred thousand pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of the funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended, in the discretion of the President, for the payment of salaries, wages, and traveling expenses of the officers and personnel, office rentals, for the purchase of office equipment and supplies, and for such other expenses as may be necessary for the proper functioning of the office, bureau, or agency to be designated or created pursuant to the authority contained in this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, September 16, 1937.
Cite This Law
Authorizing the President of the Philippines to Designate any Department, Bureau, Office or Instrumentality of the National Government, Commonwealth Act No. 236, Sep 16, 1937 (Philippines)
Authorizing the President of the Philippines to Designate any Department, Bureau, Office or Instrumentality of the National Government, Commonwealth Act No. 236 (Phil. 1937)
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