Compensation of Members of Election Registration Board
Republic Act No. 4855, enacted on July 18, 1966, amends the earlier Republic Act No. 3588 by establishing a compensation scheme for members of the Election Registration Board representing political parties. Each member is entitled to receive fifteen pesos for each day of actual service but will not receive reimbursement for travel expenses. The Commission on Elections is authorized to utilize funds from its savings to implement this compensation until it is included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on February 10, 1969.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 4855
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 18, 1966
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4855
AN ACT FIXING THE COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ELECTION REGISTRATION BOARD, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT, AS AMENDED, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Republic Act Numbered Thirty-five hundred and eighty-eight, as amended, is hereby further amended by inserting a new section between Sections six and seven thereof, to be known as Section six-A which shall read as follows:
"SEC. 6-A. Compensation. — Every member of an Election Registration Board representing a political party shall be entitled to a compensation of fifteen pesos for each day of actual service in the Board, but shall not be entitled to traveling expenses."
SECTION 2. Until provisions therefor shall have been made in the annual General Appropriations Act, the Commission on Elections is hereby authorized to use such sums as may be necessary from savings in any appropriation provided for said Commission including excess certifications to accounts payable to carry out the provisions of this Act and for other purposes in connection with the implementation of Republic Act Numbered Thirty-five hundred and eighty-eight, as amended.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: July 18, 1966
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 65, No. 6, p. 1233 on February 10, 1969
Cite This Law
Compensation of Members of Election Registration Board, Republic Act No. 4855, Jul 18, 1966 (Philippines)
Compensation of Members of Election Registration Board, Republic Act No. 4855 (Phil. 1966)
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