AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 27 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7166, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SYNCHRONIZED NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS AND FOR ELECTORAL REFORMS, AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Nineth Congress
Third Regular Session

[ REPUBLIC ACT No. 8045, June 07, 1995 ]

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 27 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7166, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SYNCHRONIZED NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS AND FOR ELECTORAL REFORMS, AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Section 27 of Republic Act No. 7166 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 2. Separability Clause. - If any part of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions hereof shall remain valid and effective.

Section 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Section 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval.

Approved,

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. and House Bill No. 14601 was finally passed by the Senate and House of Representatives on June 2, 1995.

Approved: June 7, 1995

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

"Section 27. Number of Copies of Election Returns and their Distribution. - The board of election inspectors shall prepare in handwriting the election returns in their respective polling places, in the number of copies herein provided and in the form to be prescribed and provided by the Commission.

"The copies of the election returns shall be as follows: