Ozamis City Subport a Port of Entry
Republic Act No. 4768, enacted on June 18, 1966, designates Ozamis City as an official port of entry in the Philippines by amending the Tariff and Customs Code. The law outlines the collection districts and specifies various principal ports of entry, including Ozamis City among others. It allocates ?500,000 from the National Treasury for establishing and operating customs services at the new port. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on January 20, 1969.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 4768
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 18, 1966
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4768
AN ACT MAKING THE OZAMIS CITY SUBPORT A PORT OF ENTRY, BY AMENDING THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Section seven hundred one of Republic Act Numbered Nineteen hundred thirty-seven, otherwise known as the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Thirty-seven hundred fifty-seven, is further amended to read as follows: aisa dc
"SEC. 701. Collection Districts and Ports of Entry thereof. — For administrative purposes, the Philippines shall be divided into as many collection districts as there are at present existing, the respective limits of which may be changed from time to time by the Commissioner, upon the approval of the department head. The principal ports of entry for the respective collection districts shall be Manila, Sual, Tabaco, Cebu, Pulupandan, Sia-in, Iloilo, Davao, Legaspi, Zamboanga, Jolo, Aparri, Jose Panganiban, Cayagan, Tacloban, San Fernando, Hinigaran, Dumaguete City, Maasin, Masao, Batangas and Ozamis City."
SECTION 2. The sum of five hundred thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the establishment and operation of the customs service at the port of Ozamis City. cd i
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 18, 1966
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 65, No. 3, p. 488 on January 20, 1969
Cite This Law
Ozamis City Subport a Port of Entry, Republic Act No. 4768, Jun 18, 1966 (Philippines)
Ozamis City Subport a Port of Entry, Republic Act No. 4768 (Phil. 1966)
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