Preference to Filipino Citizens in the Lease of Public Market Stalls
Republic Act No. 37, enacted on October 1, 1946, grants preference to Filipino citizens for leasing public market stalls. The Act empowers the Secretary of Finance to create necessary rules for its implementation. It also repeals any conflicting laws and is set to take effect on January 1, 1947.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 37
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 1, 1946
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 37
AN ACT GRANTING PREFERENCE TO FILIPINO CITIZENS IN THE LEASE OF PUBLIC MARKET STALLS
SECTION 1. All citizens of the Philippines shall have preference in the lease of public market stalls.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of Finance is hereby empowered to promulgate the necessary rules to carry into effect the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. All existing laws or parts thereof contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. casia
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on the first day of January, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Seven.
Approved: October 1, 1946
Not published in the Official Gazette
Cite This Law
Preference to Filipino Citizens in the Lease of Public Market Stalls, Republic Act No. 37, Oct 1, 1946 (Philippines)
Preference to Filipino Citizens in the Lease of Public Market Stalls, Republic Act No. 37 (Phil. 1946)
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