Establishment of the Antique School of Fisheries

June 12, 1954

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1058

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL OF FISHERIES IN THE PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE AND TO AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION OF NECESSARY FUNDS THEREFOR

SECTION 1.  There shall be established under the direct supervision of the Director of Fisheries, a school of fisheries in the Province of Antique to be known as the Antique School of Fisheries.

SECTION 2.  The Director of Fisheries shall be ex officio dean of the Antique School of Fisheries, serving in such capacity without additional compensation. Subject to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Director of Fisheries is authorized to detail to said school such officers and employees of the Bureau of Fisheries as may be necessary and to employ experts in fishing for the purpose of giving instruction to the students therein. casia

SECTION 3.  The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall promulgate such rules and regulations not inconsistent with law as may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 4.  The sum of one hundred thousand pesos is authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the establishment, operation and maintenance of the said school for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred fifty-five, and for its operation and maintenance in subsequent years.

SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 12, 1954 casia

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 50, No. 7, p. 2948 in July 1954