Designating Treasurers as Special Agents of the Bureau of Immigration
Republic Act No. 750, enacted on June 18, 1952, designates all provincial, city, and municipal treasurers as ex officio special agents of the Bureau of Immigration, allowing them to perform specific functions without additional compensation, as defined by the Commissioner of Immigration. The Act allocates 10% of certain fees collected from immigration law violations and alien registration to the general funds of the respective local government units (LGUs) involved in reporting these violations. This financial incentive aims to enhance local participation in immigration enforcement. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
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- What is Designating Treasurers as Special Agents of the Bureau of Immigration about?
- Republic Act No. 750, enacted on June 18, 1952, designates all provincial, city, and municipal treasurers as ex officio special agents of the Bureau of Immigration, allowing them to perform specific functions without additional compensation, as defined by the Commissioner of Immigration. The Act allocates 10% of certain fees collected from immigration law violations and alien registration to the general funds of the respective local government units (LGUs) involved in reporting these violations. This financial incentive aims to enhance local participation in immigration enforcement. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 750?
- Designating Treasurers as Special Agents of the Bureau of Immigration (Republic Act No. 750) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Designating Treasurers as Special Agents of the Bureau of Immigration enacted?
- Designating Treasurers as Special Agents of the Bureau of Immigration (Republic Act No. 750) was enacted on Jun 18, 1952.
- What is the citation for Designating Treasurers as Special Agents of the Bureau of Immigration?
- Designating Treasurers as Special Agents of the Bureau of Immigration, Republic Act No. 750, Jun 18, 1952 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 750
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 18, 1952
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 750
AN ACT DESIGNATING AS SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION ALL PROVINCIAL, CITY AND MUNICIPAL TREASURERS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ALLOCATION TO THE PROVINCIAL, CITY, AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS OF TEN PER CENTUM OF CERTAIN FEES COLLECTED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TERRITORIAL LIMITS
SECTION 1. The provisions of existing laws notwithstanding, all provincial, city, and municipal treasurers, are hereby designated ex officio special agents of the Bureau of Immigration, to serve without additional compensation, and to perform such functions as the Commissioner of Immigration shall, with the approval of the President of the Philippines, define by appropriate rules and regulations. cdt
SECTION 2. From all collections made by the Government by reason of the enforcement of the provisions of sections forty-four to forty-six, inclusive, of the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, as amended, or by reason of any fine or forfeiture that is now or may hereafter be imposed for violation of immigration laws or regulations, where such collections shall have been made possible by discovery of and report regarding any violation by any of the special agents designated pursuant to section one hereof, and from all collections made by the Government by reason of the enforcement of the provisions of the Alien Registration Act of 1950, or by reason of the imposition of any fee, fine, or forfeiture that is now or may hereafter be made in connection with the registration of aliens, ten per centum shall accrue to the general funds of the city or municipality whose treasurer discovered or reported the violation of the immigration or alien registration laws or regulations, or where the alien registration fees have been collected, while another ten per centum shall accrue to the general funds of the province within which said city or municipality is situated.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. cd i
Approved: June 18, 1952
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 48, No. 7 in July 1952
Cite This Law
Designating Treasurers as Special Agents of the Bureau of Immigration, Republic Act No. 750, Jun 18, 1952 (Philippines)
Designating Treasurers as Special Agents of the Bureau of Immigration, Republic Act No. 750 (Phil. 1952)
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