Grant of Electric Light, Heat and Power System Franchise to Bernardo Gimenez Silverio
Republic Act No. 2988, enacted on June 19, 1960, grants Bernardo Gimenez Silverio a fifty-year franchise to construct, maintain, and operate an electric light, heat, and power system in Ocampo, Camarines Sur. The law stipulates that Silverio must comply with existing regulations and allows the National Power Corporation to negotiate consumer rates if it sells electricity to him. Additionally, if the government decides to take over the system, Silverio is required to surrender the franchise and transfer all serviceable equipment at cost, minus reasonable depreciation. The Act took effect upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette on May 8, 1961.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 2988
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 19, 1960
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2988
AN ACT GRANTING BERNARDO GIMENEZ SILVERIO A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF OCAMPO, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR
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 Bernardo Gimenez Silverio, for a period of fifty 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 within the Municipality of Ocampo, Province of Camarines Sur.
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. It is expressly provided that, in the event the Government should desire to maintain and operate for itself the system and enterprise herein authorized, the grantee shall surrender his franchise and will turn over to the Government all serviceable equipment therein at cost, less reasonable depreciation. casia
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Enacted without Executive approval, June 19, 1960.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 57, No. 19, p. 3504 on May 8, 1961
Cite This Law
Grant of Electric Light, Heat and Power System Franchise to Bernardo Gimenez Silverio, Republic Act No. 2988, Jun 19, 1960 (Philippines)
Grant of Electric Light, Heat and Power System Franchise to Bernardo Gimenez Silverio, Republic Act No. 2988 (Phil. 1960)
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