Republic Act No. 2961: An act amending certain sections of republic act numbered twenty-three hundred seventy-nine, entitled "an act granting segundino b. inovejas a franchise to construct, operate and maintain an ice plant in the municipality of catbalogan, province of samar, and to sell ice therein"

Republic Act No. 2961

An act amending certain sections of republic act numbered twenty-three hundred seventy-nine, entitled "an act granting segundino b. inovejas a franchise to construct, operate and maintain an ice plant in the municipality of catbalogan, province of samar, and to sell ice therein"

An Act Amending Certain Sections of Republic Act Numbered Twenty-Three Hundred Seventy-Nine, Entitled "An Act Granting Segundino B. Inovejas a Franchise to Construct, Operate and Maintain an Ice Plant in the Municipality of Catbalogan, Province of Samar, and to Sell Ice Therein"

In plain language

This act amends specific sections of Republic Act No. 2379 to clarify the responsibilities of the grantee in manufacturing and supplying ice, outline conditions for nullifying the franchise if operations are not commenced within a year, and subject the franchise to rate‑fixing provisions under Commonwealth Act No. 146.

Manufacturing and supplying ice up to plant capacity (Section 2 amendment).

Nullification of franchise if operations are not commenced within one year unless extraordinary circumstances (Section 4 amendment).

Subjecting the franchise to rate‑fixing provisions under Commonwealth Act No. 146 and allowing amendment by Congress (Section 5 amendment).

Amendment

Ice Plant

Franchise

Catbalogan

Samar

REPUBLIC ACT No. 2961

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

Section 1

Section two of Republic Act Numbered twenty-three hundred seventy-nine is amended to read as follows:

> "Sec. 2. The grantee shall manufacture and supply ice up to the limit of the capacity of the plant."

Section 2

Section four of the same Act is amended to read as follows:

> "Sec. 4. If the grantee shall not commence the manufacture and distribution of ice in the Municipality of Catbalogan Province of Samar, within one year from the approval of this amendatory Act, unless prevented by an act of God, or force majeure, martial law, riot, civil commotion, usurpation by a military power or any other cause beyond grantees control, this franchise shall become null and void."

Section 3

Section five of the same Act is amended to read as follows:

> "Sec. 5. This franchise is granted subject to the provisions of Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred forty-six, as amended, only with respect to the fixing of rates, and with the understanding and upon the condition that it shall be subject to amendment, alteration or repeal by the Congress of the Philippines when public interest so requires."

Section 4

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 19, 1960.

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