Payment of Gratuity to the Heirs of Deceased Officer or Member of the Police Force
Republic Act No. 30, enacted on September 25, 1946, authorizes the payment of a gratuity to the widow and/or children of a deceased officer or member of any police force engaged in maintaining peace and order. The gratuity is equivalent to one year’s salary, with a minimum payment of one thousand pesos, if the officer was killed in the line of duty. If there are no surviving widow or children, the gratuity will be distributed to other heirs as per the Civil Code. The Act appropriates five hundred thousand pesos from the National Treasury for its implementation and mandates the President to issue necessary regulations. It took effect on January 1, 1946.
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- What is Payment of Gratuity to the Heirs of Deceased Officer or Member of the Police Force about?
- Republic Act No. 30, enacted on September 25, 1946, authorizes the payment of a gratuity to the widow and/or children of a deceased officer or member of any police force engaged in maintaining peace and order. The gratuity is equivalent to one year’s salary, with a minimum payment of one thousand pesos, if the officer was killed in the line of duty. If there are no surviving widow or children, the gratuity will be distributed to other heirs as per the Civil Code. The Act appropriates five hundred thousand pesos from the National Treasury for its implementation and mandates the President to issue necessary regulations. It took effect on January 1, 1946.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 30?
- Payment of Gratuity to the Heirs of Deceased Officer or Member of the Police Force (Republic Act No. 30) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Payment of Gratuity to the Heirs of Deceased Officer or Member of the Police Force enacted?
- Payment of Gratuity to the Heirs of Deceased Officer or Member of the Police Force (Republic Act No. 30) was enacted on Sep 25, 1946.
- What is the citation for Payment of Gratuity to the Heirs of Deceased Officer or Member of the Police Force?
- Payment of Gratuity to the Heirs of Deceased Officer or Member of the Police Force, Republic Act No. 30, Sep 25, 1946 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 30
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 25, 1946
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 30
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, OF A GRATUITY TO THE WIDOW AND/OR CHILDREN, AND IN THEIR ABSENCE TO THE OTHER HEIRS, OF A DECEASED OFFICER OR MEMBER OF ANY POLICE FORCE OR SIMILAR GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND ORDER, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. In addition to any right or benefit which, by operation of law, accrues to the widow and/or children of a deceased officer or member of any police force or similar governmental organization, whether national, provincial, city or municipal, engaged in the maintenance of peace and order, there is authorized to be paid to such widow and/or children a gratuity equivalent to one year salary, but in no case less than the sum of one thousand pesos, if the deceased officer or member of the force shall have been killed while engaged in the performance of his duties in connection with the campaign for the maintenance of peace and order, or as a direct consequence of his participation therein. If such deceased has no surviving widow or children, such gratuity shall be paid to his other heirs in the order of succession established by the Civil Code.
SECTION 2. The President of the Philippines shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 3. The sum of five hundred thousand pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the provisions of this Act for the current fiscal year. Thereafter, a like amount shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Act to meet the payment of the gratuities herein authorized for the succeeding years.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect as of January first, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Six.
Approved: September 25, 1946
Not published in the Official Gazette
Cite This Law
Payment of Gratuity to the Heirs of Deceased Officer or Member of the Police Force, Republic Act No. 30, Sep 25, 1946 (Philippines)
Payment of Gratuity to the Heirs of Deceased Officer or Member of the Police Force, Republic Act No. 30 (Phil. 1946)
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