Making Applicable to that Part of the Philippine Islands Inhabited by Moros or Other Non-Christian People Certain Acts of the Philippine Legislature
Act No. 2658, enacted on March 3, 1916, extends the applicability of specific Philippine legislative acts to regions inhabited by Moros and other non-Christian communities. It includes provisions from Acts regulating sponge fisheries, the protection of game and fish, and marine mollusca, as well as amendments to the Internal Revenue Law. The Act takes effect immediately, although certain provisions will be effective in the Mindanao and Sulu regions starting April 1, 1916. Additionally, any actions taken prior to the enactment of this Act, related to the Internal Revenue Law amendment, are ratified and confirmed.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2658
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 3, 1916
ACT NO. 2658
AN ACT MAKING APPLICABLE TO THAT PART OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS INHABITED BY MOROS OR OTHER NON-CHRISTIAN PEOPLE CERTAIN ACTS OF THE PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE
SECTION 1. The following Acts of the Philippine Legislature are hereby made applicable to that part of the Philippine Islands inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian people, and shall have full force and effect therein:
No. 2584. Passed February 4, 1916, entitled "An Act regulating sponge fisheries in the Philippine Islands."
No. 2590. Passed February 4, 1916, entitled "An Act for the protection of game and fish."
No. 2604. Passed February 4, 1916, entitled "An Act for the protection of marine mollusca."
No. 2622. Passed February 4, 1916, entitled "An Act to amend Act Numbered Twenty-three hundred and thirty-nine, known as the Internal Revenue Law of nineteen hundred and fourteen, as amended by Act Numbered Twenty-five hundred and forty-one."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage: Provided, however, That Acts Numbered Twenty-five hundred and eighty-four and Twenty-six hundred and four shall become effective in the Department of Mindanao and Sulu on April first, nineteen hundred and sixteen: And provided further, That all acts and things done prior to the taking effect of this Act pursuant to Act Numbered Twenty-six hundred and twenty-two are hereby ratified and confirmed. AcDaEH
Enacted, March 3, 1916.
Cite This Law
Making Applicable to that Part of the Philippine Islands Inhabited by Moros or Other Non-Christian People Certain Acts of the Philippine Legislature, Act No. 2658, Mar 3, 1916 (Philippines)
Making Applicable to that Part of the Philippine Islands Inhabited by Moros or Other Non-Christian People Certain Acts of the Philippine Legislature, Act No. 2658 (Phil. 1916)
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