Banning Smoking and Selling of Goods Within Court Houses and Offices
Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 9-99, issued on July 27, 1999, prohibits smoking and the selling of goods within courthouses, except in designated smoking areas or areas assigned to food vendors. This regulation aims to promote a healthier environment in judicial spaces, aligning with the Chief Justice's earlier directive to enhance courts as temples of justice. The responsibility for strict implementation falls on various court officials, including Presiding Justices and Clerks of Court, who are required to ensure compliance. The Circular took effect immediately upon its promulgation.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 9-99
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Administrative Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 27, 1999
SUPREME COURT ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 9-99
TO : All Officials and Personnel of the Judiciary
RE : Banning Smoking and Selling of Goods Within Court Houses and Offices
Conformably with Administrative Circular No. 1-99 issued by the Chief Justice on 15 January 1999 on the enhancement of courts as temples of justice, the following shall not be allowed within court houses and, more specifically, session halls and offices of court officials and personnel except in designated smoking areas or areas assigned to food concessionaires, as the case may be:
1. Smoking, which is established to be hazardous to health both for the smokers and the passive smokers.
2. Selling of goods of any kind, especially by persons who are not court employees.
The Presiding Justices of the Court of Appeals and the Sandiganbayan, the Court Administrator, the Presiding Judge of the Court of Tax Appeals, the Executive Judges of multi-sala courts, the Presiding Judges of the single-sala courts, and all Clerks of Court shall strictly implement this Circular.
The Office of the Court Administrator shall forthwith furnish copies of this Circular to all Executive Judges, Presiding Judges of single-sala courts, and Clerks of Court of lower courts.
This Circular shall take effect immediately.
Promulgated this 27th day of July 1999.
(SGD.) FLERIDA RUTH P. ROMERO
Acting Chief Justice
Cite This Law
Banning Smoking and Selling of Goods Within Court Houses and Offices, Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 9-99, Jul 27, 1999 (Philippines)
Banning Smoking and Selling of Goods Within Court Houses and Offices, Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 9-99 (Phil. 1999)
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