AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS FOUR, FIVE, SIX, TEN, AND FORTY OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PUBLIC SERVICE ACT", AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Public Service Act
Year:
1963
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
June 22, 1963
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This act amends several sections of the Commonwealth Act No. 146, which is known as the Public Service Act. It aims to update provisions related to the compensation of public service officials and the regulation of public utilities.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 3792
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS FOUR, FIVE, SIX, TEN, AND FORTY OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PUBLIC SERVICE ACT", AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Section 1. Section four of Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred forty-six, otherwise known as the Public Service Act, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Twenty-six hundred and seventy-seven, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 4. The Public Service Commissioner shall receive an annual compensation of thirteen thousand pesos; and each of the Associate Commissioners an annual compensation of twelve thousand pesos. The Commissioner shall be assisted by one chief attorney, one finance and rate regulation officer, one chief utilities regulation engineer, one chief accountant, one transportation regulation chief, one secretary of the Republic Commission, and three public utilities advisers who shall receive an annual compensation of not less than ten thousand eight hundred pesos each; five assistant chiefs of division who shall receive an annual compensation of not less than nine thousand six hundred pesos each; twelve attorneys who shall receive an annual compensation of not less than
Section 6. In addition to the sums to be appropriated for the Commission under the General Appropriation Act for the fiscal year following the approval of this Act, the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for carrying out the provisions of this Act; Provided, however, That any savings in the appropriation of the Commission for the current fiscal year may also be used for this purpose. Thereafter, the same sum or so much as may be necessary shall be included in the appropriation for the Commission in subsequent annual General Appropriation Acts.
Section 7. If any part, section or provision of this Act shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, no other part, section or provision thereof shall be affected thereby.
Section 8. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, June 22, 1963.
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