Grant of Electric Light, Heat and Power System Franchise to Tayasan, Negros Oriental
Republic Act No. 5989, enacted on August 4, 1969, grants the Municipality of Tayasan in Negros Oriental a 25-year franchise to construct, maintain, and operate an electric light, heat, and power system. The Act is subject to existing laws and the Constitution, allowing the municipality to generate and distribute electricity for sale. Additionally, it permits the municipality to purchase power from the National Power Corporation, which is authorized to negotiate rates on behalf of public consumers. The law took effect upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette on March 30, 1970.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 5989
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 4, 1969
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5989
AN ACT GRANTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAYASAN, PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL, 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 thirty-six, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred thirty-two, and to the provisions of the Constitution, there is granted to the Municipality of Tayasan, Province of Negros Oriental, for a period of twenty-five years from the approval of this Act, the right, privilege and authority to construct, maintain and operate an electric light, heat and power system for the purpose of generating and distributing electric light, heat and/or power for sale in the Municipality of Tayasan, Province of Negros Oriental.
SECTION 2. In the event that the grantee shall purchase and secure from the National Power Corporation electric heat and 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.
Enacted without Executive approval, August 4, 1969.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 66, No. 13, p. 3131 on March 30, 1970
Cite This Law
Grant of Electric Light, Heat and Power System Franchise to Tayasan, Negros Oriental, Republic Act No. 5989, Aug 4, 1969 (Philippines)
Grant of Electric Light, Heat and Power System Franchise to Tayasan, Negros Oriental, Republic Act No. 5989 (Phil. 1969)
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