Act
Approved June 19, 1965

Republic Act No. 4559

An act converting the port of cabugao in the municipality of cabugao, province of ilocos sur, into a port of entry by amending section seven hundred and one of the tariff and customs code of the philippines, as amended, and authorizing the appropriation of funds therefor

An Act Converting the Port of Cabugao in the Municipality of Cabugao, Province of Ilocos Sur, into a Port of Entry by Amending Section Seven Hundred and One of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as Amended, and Authorizing the Appropriation of Funds Therefor

In plain language

This act converts the Port of Cabugao into a port of entry by amending the Tariff and Customs Code section 701 and appropriates funds for its operation.

  • Amends Section 701 to designate Cabugao as a principal port of entry.
  • Appropriates 500,000 pesos for customs service at Cabugao.
  • Act takes effect upon approval.
Port of Entry
Customs
Appropriation
Ilocos Sur

REPUBLIC ACT No. 4559

An Act Converting the Port of Cabugao in the Municipality of Cabugao, Province of Ilocos Sur, into a Port of Entry by Amending Section Seven Hundred and One of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as Amended, 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 Thirty-six hundred and fifty-seven, is further amended to read as follows:

> "Sec. 701. Collection Districts and Port 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, Masao, Batangas, and Cabugao (Ilocos Sur)."

Section 2

The sum of five hundred 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 Cabugao.

Section 3

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 19, 1965.

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