Surigao, Surigao del Norte as a Port of Entry
Republic Act No. 4811, enacted on June 18, 1966, designates Surigao in Surigao del Norte as an official port of entry in the Philippines. This law amends the Tariff and Customs Code to include Surigao among the principal ports of entry for customs purposes. It also allocates 200,000 pesos from the National Treasury for the establishment and operation of customs services at this new port. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on January 27, 1969.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 4811
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 18, 1966
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4811
AN ACT MAKING SURIGAO, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE, 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 and thirty-seven, otherwise known as the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, is further amended to read as follows:
"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 of the Bureau of Customs, upon 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 Pañganiban, Cagayan, Tacloban, San Fernando, Hinigaran, Dumaguete City, San Jose, Maasin, Masao, Iligan City, Batangas and Surigao." cd
SECTION 2. The sum of two 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 Surigao, Province of Surigao del Norte.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 18, 1966
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 65, No. 4, p. 772 on January 27, 1969
Cite This Law
Surigao, Surigao del Norte as a Port of Entry, Republic Act No. 4811, Jun 18, 1966 (Philippines)
Surigao, Surigao del Norte as a Port of Entry, Republic Act No. 4811 (Phil. 1966)
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