An Act to Further Amend Section Nine of Republic Act Numbered Nine Hundred Ninety-Seven, Otherwise Known as the "Reorganization Act of Nineteen Hundred Fifty-Four"
Year:
1963
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
June 22, 1963
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This Act amends Section Nine of Republic Act Numbered Nine Hundred Ninety-Seven, clarifying the definition of terms related to government agencies and instrumentalities. It aims to provide a clearer understanding of the entities included under the term 'government' as used in the Act.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 3699
An Act to Further Amend Section Nine of Republic Act Numbered Nine Hundred Ninety-Seven, Otherwise Known as the "Reorganization Act of Nineteen Hundred Fifty-Four"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Section nine of Republic Act Numbered Nine hundred ninety-seven, as amended by Republic Act Numbered One thousand two hundred forty-one, is further amended to read as follows:
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 22, 1963.
"Sec. 9. The term ‘government’, ‘agency,’ instrumentality,’ or ‘office,’ used in this Act means the executive department, bureau, commission, council, board, office, division, service, administration, government-owned or controlled corporation, authority, or any establishment of the National Government, but shall exclude government banking institutions, which are operating under their own chapters."
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