An Act Creating the Public Recreations Bureau in the City of Manila, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act Numbered Four Hundred Nine, Otherwise Known as the Revised Charter of the City of Manila

REPUBLIC ACT No. 5264

An Act Creating the Public Recreations Bureau in the City of Manila, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act Numbered Four Hundred Nine, Otherwise Known as the Revised Charter of the City of Manila

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. Republic Act Numbered Four hundred and nine, is amended, otherwise known as the Revised Charter of the City of Manila, is hereby further amended by inserting between Articles XIV and XV thereof, a new article to be known as Article XIV-B, which shall read as follows:

Section 2. The incumbent officials affected by this Act shall automatically assume their new positions and receive their new salaries without the necessity of a new appointment.

Section 3. Upon the organization of the Public Recreations Bureau, all records, personnel, balance of funds and appropriations, equipment, tools, implements, buildings and facilities of the Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden, the Division of Parks and Monuments and the Division of Public Recreation of the Department of Engineering and Public Works shall be transferred to the Public Recreations Bureau.

Section 4. All laws ordinances, administrative orders or parts thereof on conflict with any of the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Section 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 15, 1968.

"Art. XIV-B — Public Recreations Bureau

"Sec. 80-C. Composition.— There is hereby created a Public Recreations Bureau in the City of Manila, under the Office of the Mayor of Manila, which shall be under a director who shall receive an annual salary of sixteen thousand pesos: Provided, However, That the incumbent veterinary director of the Manila Zoo shall continue as the director of such bureau. The director shall be assisted by the Administrative officer of the Manila Zoo who shall be the executive officer of the bureau with a compensation of twelve thousand pesos per annum.

"Sec. 80-D. Duties and responsibilities of the director.— The director shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

"Sec. 80-E. Entrance and recreation fees under a revolving fund.— The director shall, with the approval of the Mayor, provide and collect reasonable entrance fee and charges for recreational facilities and rents or royalties, the provisions of all laws and ordinances to the contrary notwithstanding; all collections from this source as well as all royalties, rents, donations, contributions, proceeds from shows, carnivals, exhibits, etc., shall accrue to the credit of this office and treated as a special revolving fund to be expended exclusively for the improvement, development, expansion, maintenance and operation and the purchase of necessary equipment, recreational devices, animals, botanical exhibits, and research, or otherwise for the betterment and promotion of the operation and management of this office.