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Republic Act
Approved June 14, 1947

Republic Act No. 126

An act amending the third paragraph of section sixteen hundred and thirty-seven of the revised administrative code, as amended

An Act Amending the Third Paragraph of Section Sixteen Hundred and Thirty-Seven of the Revised Administrative Code, as Amended

In plain language

Amends Section 637 of the Revised Administrative Code to establish a fee payable by banking institutions and mutual building and loan associations, setting fee rates, minimums, and caps on aggregate fees, and requires regulation by the Bank Commissioner.

  • Imposes fee of 1/176 of 1% of average total assets, minimum 50 pesos
  • Limits aggregate fees to Bureau of Banking expenses
  • Requires proportional reduction if fees exceed expenses
  • Mandates regulation for determining average total assets
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REPUBLIC ACT No. 126

An Act Amending the Third Paragraph of Section Sixteen Hundred and Thirty-Seven of the Revised Administrative Code, as Amended

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

Section 1

The third paragraph of section sixteen hundred and thirty-seven of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by Act Forty-two hundred and thirty-three is further amended to read as follows:

"Within the first ten days of January and July of each year, every banking institution and/or every mutual building and loan association shall pay a fee to the Bank Commissioner in an amount equivalent to one seventy-sixth of one per cent of the average total assets of such banking institution and/or mutual building and loan association during the preceding six months, but in no case shall such fee be less than fifty pesos: Provided, However, That the aggregate of such fees collected in any one year shall not exceed the total actual expenses of the Bureau of Banking during the year. In the event that the proportion of fees based upon the averaged total assets of all banking institutions and/or mutual building and loan associations shall aggregate an amount in excess of the total actual expenses of the Bureau of Banking, in any one year, the ratio of the fee to the average total assets of all such banking institutions and/or mutual building and loan associations shall correspondingly reduced. The Bank Commissioner shall, by regulation, prescribe the manner of determining the average total assets of banking institutions and mutual building and loan associations for the purpose of the payment of fees.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect as of January one, nineteen hundred and forty-seven.

Approved: June 14, 1947.

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.