AN ACT STANDARDIZING THE SALARY OR COMPENSATION OF LEGAL OFFICERS IN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR.
Year:
1969
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
August 4, 1969
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This Act standardizes the salary or compensation of legal officers in the National Government, including trial attorneys and hearing officers. It provides for the necessary adjustments in salary rates and outlines the funding mechanism for these changes.Full Text
[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6100, August 04, 1969 ]
AN ACT STANDARDIZING THE SALARY OR COMPENSATION OF LEGAL OFFICERS IN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. The provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the salaries of legal officers, trial attorneys, hearing officers, research attorneys and other officers in the National Government holding similar positions requiring as qualification for appointment knowledge of law or admission to the Bar, except those whose salaries or compensation are covered by special laws, shall be adjusted to the salary rates prescribed in the corresponding step in the new salary ranges hereunder provided:
Provided, however, That the above officers shall receive or continue to receive the yearly increases or adjustments in salary or compensation provided under existing laws, rules and regulations and such adjustments or increases shall be based upon the rate of salary or compensation as provided in this Act.
Section 2. The amount necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act in the fiscal year nineteen hundred sixty-nine shall be paid out of the savings in the appropriations provided for the respective departments, bureaus or offices concerned under Republic Act Numbered Five thousand four hundred and thirty-two. Thereafter appropriations to cover the purposes of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.
Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, August 4, 1969.
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