Conversion of Bislig Subport, Surigao del Sur into a Port of Entry
Republic Act No. 4746, enacted on June 18, 1966, designates the subport of Bislig in Surigao del Sur as an official port of entry in the Philippines. This amendment updates Section 701 of the Tariff and Customs Code, listing Bislig among other principal ports of entry. The law also allocates 300,000 pesos from the National Treasury for establishing and operating customs services at this new port. The act took effect upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette on January 13, 1969.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 4746
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 18, 1966
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4746
AN ACT CONVERTING THE SUBPORT OF BISLIG, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR, INTO A PORT OF ENTRY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED AND ONE OF THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Section seven hundred one of Republic Act Numbered Nineteen hundred thirty-seven, otherwise known as the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 701. Collection Districts and Ports of Entry thereof. — For administrative purposes, the Philippines shall be divided into as many collection districts as there are at present existing, the respective limits of which may be changed from time to time by the Commissioner, upon approval of the department head. The principal ports of entry for the respective collection districts shall be Manila, Sual, Tabaco, Cebu, Pulupandan, Sia-in, Iloilo, Davao, Legaspi, Zamboanga, Jolo, Aparri, Jose Pañganiban, Cagayan, Tacloban, San Fernando, Hinigaran, Dumaguete City, Maasin, Iligan City, Masao, Bislig, and Batangas." aisa dc
SECTION 2. The sum of three hundred thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the establishment and operation of the customs service at the Port of Bislig, Province of Surigao del Sur.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. acd
Approved: June 18, 1966
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 65, No. 2, p. 247 on January 13, 1969
Cite This Law
Conversion of Bislig Subport, Surigao del Sur into a Port of Entry, Republic Act No. 4746, Jun 18, 1966 (Philippines)
Conversion of Bislig Subport, Surigao del Sur into a Port of Entry, Republic Act No. 4746 (Phil. 1966)
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