Implementing the Reorganization of Certain Agencies in the Department of Justice
Letter of Implementation No. 2, issued on September 27, 1972, reorganizes several agencies within the Philippine Department of Justice as part of the broader Executive Branch reorganization under Presidential Decree No. 1. The Bureau of Immigration is renamed the Commission of Immigration and Deportation, retaining its Board of Commissioners and absorbing the functions of the now-defunct Deportation Board. The Anti-Dummy Board's investigation and prosecution functions are transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation and the Prosecution Staff, leading to the termination of its members. Additionally, the Code Commission's functions are moved to the Law Center of the University of the Philippines, with its members' services organized under new leadership.
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- What is Implementing the Reorganization of Certain Agencies in the Department of Justice about?
- Letter of Implementation No. 2, issued on September 27, 1972, reorganizes several agencies within the Philippine Department of Justice as part of the broader Executive Branch reorganization under Presidential Decree No. 1. The Bureau of Immigration is renamed the Commission of Immigration and Deportation, retaining its Board of Commissioners and absorbing the functions of the now-defunct Deportation Board. The Anti-Dummy Board's investigation and prosecution functions are transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation and the Prosecution Staff, leading to the termination of its members. Additionally, the Code Commission's functions are moved to the Law Center of the University of the Philippines, with its members' services organized under new leadership.
- What type of law is Letter of Implementation No. 2?
- Implementing the Reorganization of Certain Agencies in the Department of Justice (Letter of Implementation No. 2) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Implementing the Reorganization of Certain Agencies in the Department of Justice enacted?
- Implementing the Reorganization of Certain Agencies in the Department of Justice (Letter of Implementation No. 2) was enacted on Sep 27, 1972.
- What is the citation for Implementing the Reorganization of Certain Agencies in the Department of Justice?
- Implementing the Reorganization of Certain Agencies in the Department of Justice, Letter of Implementation No. 2, Sep 27, 1972 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Implementation No. 2
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Implementation
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 27, 1972
LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 2
IMPLEMENTING THE REORGANIZATION OF CERTAIN AGENCIES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1, dated September 23, 1972, Reorganizing the Executive Branch of the National Government, the following agencies of the Department of Justice are hereby reorganized or activated in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Integrated Reorganization Plan and the following instructions:
Bureau of Immigration
1. The Bureau of Immigration is renamed Commission of Immigration and Deportation.
2. The present Board of Commissioners is retained. It shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all deportation cases.
3. The functions of the Deportation Board together with its records are transferred to the Commission of Immigration and Deportation.
4. The Deportation Board shall cease to exist as of the date hereof.
Anti-Dummy Board
1. The investigation function of the Anti-Dummy Board shall be absorbed by the National Bureau of Investigation, and its prosecution function by the Prosecution Staff in the Department of Justice and the various Provincial and City Fiscals. Its corresponding appropriation, records, equipment, property and subordinate personnel are transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation and the Prosecution Staff in the Department of Justice.
2. The services of the present members of the Anti-Dummy Board are hereby terminated.
3. The Anti-Dummy Board shall cease to exist as of the date hereof.
Code Commission
1. The functions of the Code Commission together with its appropriation, records, equipment, property and subordinate personnel are transferred to the Law Center of the University of the Philippines.
2. The services of the present member of the Code Commission are fully and duly organized, unless sooner modified in the implementing details to be submitted by the said Chairman to and approved by me or my duly authorized representative in (accordance with Article I, Chapter I, Part XXIII of, the Integrated Reorganization Plan).
3. Upon the designation of the full-time Chairman of the Board of Transportation, the public Service Commission shall cease to exist.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 27th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Two.
Cite This Law
Implementing the Reorganization of Certain Agencies in the Department of Justice, Letter of Implementation No. 2, Sep 27, 1972 (Philippines)
Implementing the Reorganization of Certain Agencies in the Department of Justice, Letter of Implementation No. 2 (Phil. 1972)
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