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Approved June 19, 1965

Republic Act No. 4203

An act to amend sections three and four of act numbered four thousand one hundred and three, as amended, otherwise known as the indeterminate sentence law

An Act to Amend Sections Three and Four of Act Numbered Four Thousand One Hundred and Three, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Indeterminate Sentence Law

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Amends sections 3 and 4 of RA 103 to create a Board of Pardons and Parole, establish its composition, powers, procedures, and compensation, and sets its effective date.

  • Creation of Board of Pardons and Parole
  • Composition: Secretary of Justice chairman, four President-appointed members
  • Members: trained sociologist, clergyman/educator, psychiatrist, others qualified
  • At least one woman member
  • Term of six years
  • Two members to continue until specific dates (1966 and 1969)
  • Vacancy appointment for unexpired term
  • Board authorized to adopt rules and regulations
  • Board can call upon government agencies for assistance
  • Quorum: majority, majority vote required
  • Compensation: fifty pesos per meeting, travel expenses reimbursed
  • Board meetings not more than three times a week
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REPUBLIC ACT No. 4203

An Act to Amend Sections Three and Four of Act Numbered Four Thousand One Hundred and Three, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Indeterminate Sentence Law

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

Section 1

Sections three and four of Act Numbered Four Thousand one hundred and three, as amended, are hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 3. There is hereby created a Board of Pardons and Parole to be composed of the Secretary of Justice who shall be its chairman, and four members to be appointed by the President, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments who shall hold office for a term of six years: Provided, That one member of the board shall be a trained sociologist, one a clergyman or educator, one psychiatrist unless a trained psychiatrist be employed by the board, and the other members shall be persons qualified for such work by training and experience. At least one member of the board shall be a woman. Of the members of the present board, two shall be designated by the President to continue until December thirty, nineteen hundred and sixty-six and the other two shall continue until December thirty, nineteen hundred and sixty-nine. In case of any vacancy in the membership of the Board, a successor may be appointed to serve only for the unexpired portion of the term of the respective members."

"Sec. 4. The Board of Pardons and Parole is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for carrying out its functions and duties. The Board is empowered to call upon any bureau, office, branch, subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of the Government for such assistance as it may need in connection with the performance of its functions. A majority of all the members shall constitute a quorum and a majority vote shall be necessary to arrive at a decision. Any dissent from the majority opinion shall be reduced to writing and filed with the records of the proceedings. Each member of the Board, including the Chairman and the Executive Officer, shall be entitled to receive as compensation fifty pesos for each meeting actually attended by him, notwithstanding the provisions of section two hundred and fifty-nine of the Revised Administrative Code, and in addition thereto, reimbursement of actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the performance of duties: Provided, However, That the Board meetings will not be more than three times a week.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 19, 1965.

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