Republic Act
Approved June 22, 1963

Republic Act No. 3615

An act making iligan city a port of entry by amending the tariff and customs code of the philippines, and authorizing the appropriation of funds therefor

An Act Making Iligan City a Port of Entry by Amending the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, and Authorizing the Appropriation of Funds Therefor

In plain language

Republic Act No. 3615 amends the Tariff and Customs Code to add Iligan City as a principal port of entry and authorizes the appropriation of 250,000 pesos for the establishment and operation of the customs service at that port.

  • Amendment of Section 701 of the Tariff and Customs Code to add Iligan City as a port of entry
  • Authorization of 250,000 pesos for customs service at Iligan City
  • Effective upon approval
Port of Entry
Tariff and Customs Code
Customs Service
Iligan City
RA 3615

REPUBLIC ACT No. 3615

An Act Making Iligan City a Port of Entry by Amending the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, and Authorizing the Appropriation of Funds Therefor

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, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Twenty-three hundred seventy-eight, is further amended to read as follows:

"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, Iligan City and Batangas.

Section 2

The sum of two hundred fifty thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the establishment and operation of the customs service at the port of Iligan City.

Section 3

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 22, 1963.

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