Registration of Copying Machines or Equipment
Presidential Decree No. 140, issued on March 2, 1973, mandates the registration of all Xerox and similar copying machines in the Philippines due to their misuse in producing subversive materials and falsifying documents. Owners or operators must register their equipment with either the Philippine Constabulary or the National Bureau of Investigation within 15 days, with failure to do so resulting in confiscation. The decree also requires future acquisitions of such machines to be registered and instructs relevant authorities to disseminate information about this regulation. Additionally, the Chief of the Philippine Constabulary and the Director of the National Bureau of Investigation are empowered to establish further rules for implementation.
Quick Answers
- What is Registration of Copying Machines or Equipment about?
- Presidential Decree No. 140, issued on March 2, 1973, mandates the registration of all Xerox and similar copying machines in the Philippines due to their misuse in producing subversive materials and falsifying documents. Owners or operators must register their equipment with either the Philippine Constabulary or the National Bureau of Investigation within 15 days, with failure to do so resulting in confiscation. The decree also requires future acquisitions of such machines to be registered and instructs relevant authorities to disseminate information about this regulation. Additionally, the Chief of the Philippine Constabulary and the Director of the National Bureau of Investigation are empowered to establish further rules for implementation.
- What type of law is Presidential Decree No. 140?
- Registration of Copying Machines or Equipment (Presidential Decree No. 140) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Registration of Copying Machines or Equipment enacted?
- Registration of Copying Machines or Equipment (Presidential Decree No. 140) was enacted on Mar 2, 1973.
- What is the citation for Registration of Copying Machines or Equipment?
- Registration of Copying Machines or Equipment, Presidential Decree No. 140, Mar 2, 1973 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Presidential Decree No. 140
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Decrees
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 2, 1973
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 140
REQUIRING ALL OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF XEROX AND OTHER TYPES OF COPYING MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT TO REGISTER THEIR EQUIPMENT OR MACHINES
WHEREAS, xerox and other similar copying machines or equipment have been utilized for the production of subversive propaganda materials; cd i
WHEREAS, the copying machines or equipment have also been utilized in the falsification of letters and important papers and documents;
WHEREAS, it has, therefore, become necessary for the Government to regulate the use of those machines or equipment;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby decree and order: cd
1. That all such machines or equipment be registered with either the Philippine Constabulary or the National Bureau of Investigation;
2. That these equipment or machines shall be registered within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date hereof, and in the event of failure to register within a period herein prescribed, the machine or equipment shall be confiscated by the National Bureau of Investigation or the Philippine Constabulary;
3. That the Chief, Philippine Constabulary or the Director, Bureau of Investigation shall inform the Secretary of National Defense, the Secretary of Justice and the Secretary of Public Information of the registration herein required for their information and guidance; cd i
4. That the Secretary of Public Information shall widely publish this order especially during the period of fifteen (15) days prescribed for the registration of these equipment and machines;
5. That all future acquisitions by purchase, lease or other modes, of these machines or equipment shall be registered as herein prescribed;
6. That the Chief, Philippine Constabulary, and the Director, National Bureau of Investigation, shall prescribe any rules or regulations needed to implement this decree.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Three.
Cite This Law
Registration of Copying Machines or Equipment, Presidential Decree No. 140, Mar 2, 1973 (Philippines)
Registration of Copying Machines or Equipment, Presidential Decree No. 140 (Phil. 1973)
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