AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21, TITLE I, BOOK I OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987, GRANTING MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES THE GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER OATHS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Year:
1989
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
July 25, 1989
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This Act amends the Revised Administrative Code of 1987 to grant members of both houses of the Congress of the Philippines the authority to administer oaths. It clarifies the officials authorized to perform this function and outlines the conditions under which this authority can be delegated.Full Text
Eighth Congress
Republic Act No. 6733 July 25, 1989
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21, TITLE I, BOOK I OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987, GRANTING MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES THE GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER OATHS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Section 21 of the Revised Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2. is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as to disauthorize any person now authorized to administer oaths under existing laws.
Section 4. The Members and Secretaries of both Houses of Congress may delegate the authority to committee secretaries or any staffer thereof in the conduct of a pending inquiry or investigation.
Section 5. Those authorized to administer oaths under this Act shall not be required to keep a register of the oaths they administer nor keep or submit copies of the same, except in the case of notaries public, or as otherwise required by existing laws.
Section 6. This Act shall take effect upon its publication in at least one (1) national newspaper of general circulation, and as to the amendments of Section 41 of the Administrative Code of 1987, upon the effectivity of said Code.
Approved: July 25, 1989
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