Grant of Electric Light, Heat and Power System Franchise to Mabini, Batangas
Republic Act No. 3173, approved on June 17, 1961, grants the Municipality of Mabini in Batangas a franchise to construct, operate, and maintain an electric light, heat, and power system for fifty years. This franchise allows the municipality to generate and distribute electricity for sale within its limits, subject to existing laws and constitutional provisions. Additionally, the National Power Corporation is authorized to negotiate rates on behalf of public consumers if the municipality purchases power from them. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on January 22, 1962.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 3173
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 17, 1961
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3173
AN ACT GRANTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MABINI, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM
SECTION 1. Subject to the terms and conditions established in Act Numbered Thirty-six hundred and thirty-six, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-two, and to the provisions of the Constitution, there is granted to the Municipality of Mabini, Province of Batangas, for a period of fifty years from the approval of this Act, the right, privilege and authority to construct, operate and maintain an electric light, heat and power system for the purpose of generating and distributing electric light, heat and/or power for sale within the limits of the said municipality.
SECTION 2. In the event that the grantee shall purchase and secure from the National Power Corporation electric heat and/or power, the National Power Corporation is hereby authorized to negotiate and transact for the benefit and in behalf of the public consumers with reference to rates.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 17, 1961
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 58, No. 4, p. 648 on January 22, 1962
Cite This Law
Grant of Electric Light, Heat and Power System Franchise to Mabini, Batangas, Republic Act No. 3173, Jun 17, 1961 (Philippines)
Grant of Electric Light, Heat and Power System Franchise to Mabini, Batangas, Republic Act No. 3173 (Phil. 1961)
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