Prohibiting the Manufacture, Possession, and Sale of Dynamite and Other Explosives Without a Special Permit
Act No. 2255, enacted on February 11, 1913, prohibits the manufacture, possession, and sale of dynamite and other explosives without a special permit from the Director of Constabulary or a senior provincial inspector. Exceptions are made for legitimate engineering and mining work, as well as for the U.S. military and certain pharmacies or laboratories using these substances for medicinal or experimental purposes. Violators face penalties including fines up to 500 pesos, imprisonment ranging from 30 days to three months, or both. The law took effect on July 1, 1913.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2255
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 11, 1913
ACT NO. 2255
AN ACT PROHIBITING MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION, AND SALE OF DYNAMITE AND OTHER EXPLOSIVES WITHOUT A SPECIAL PERMIT, PROVIDING A PENALTY THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. The manufacture, possession or sale, without special permit from the Director of Constabulary, or senior inspector of the province, of dynamite or other high explosives, or their components, for any use or purpose except in the execution of bona fide engineering and mining work, and as provided in section one of Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and ninety-nine, as amended, is hereby prohibited: Provided, however, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States, or to pharmacies, drug stores or laboratories employing such substances for medicinal or experimental purposes. prcd
SECTION 2. Any person violating the provisions of the preceding section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred pesos, or by imprisonment for not less than thirty-days, nor more than three-months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July first, nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Enacted: February 11, 1913
Cite This Law
Prohibiting the Manufacture, Possession, and Sale of Dynamite and Other Explosives Without a Special Permit, Act No. 2255, Feb 11, 1913 (Philippines)
Prohibiting the Manufacture, Possession, and Sale of Dynamite and Other Explosives Without a Special Permit, Act No. 2255 (Phil. 1913)
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