An Act Making Maasin, Province of Leyte, a Port of Entry by Amending the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines
Year:
1959
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
June 20, 1959
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This Act designates Maasin, Province of Leyte, as a port of entry by amending the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines. It aims to facilitate trade and improve customs operations in the region.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 2378
An Act Making Maasin, Province of Leyte, a Port of Entry by Amending the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Section seven hundred one of Republic Act Numbered Nineteen hundred thirty-seven, otherwise known as the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, is amended to read as follows:
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 20, 1959.
Sec. 701. Collection Districts and Ports of Entry thereof. -For administrative purposes, the Philippines shall be divided into as many collection districts as there are at present existing, the respective limits of which may be changed from time to time by the Commissioner, upon the approval of the department head. The principal ports of entry for the respective collection districts shall be Manila, Sual, Tabaco, Cebu, Pulupandan, Sia-in, Iloilo, Davao, Legaspi, Zamboanga, Jolo, Aparri, Jose Panganiban, Cagayan, Tacloban, San Fernando, Hinigaran, Dumaguete City, Maasin and Batangas."
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