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Republic Act
Approved 1953-06-19

Republic Act No. 895

An act to amend sections three hundred and thirty-nine and three hundred and fifty-six of commonwealth act numbered four hundred and sixty-six, otherwise known as the national internal revenue code, as amended.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE AND THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED.

In plain language

The act amends Sections 339 and 356 of the National Internal Revenue Code to define prohibited drugs and establish penalties for failure to maintain proper records of such drugs.

  • Definition of prohibited drugs in Section 339
  • Imposition of fines for failure to maintain records in Section 356
  • Effectivity upon approval
National Internal Revenue Code
Drug Regulation
Pharmacist Record-Keeping

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 895, June 20, 1953 ]

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SEVEN, PART C, TITLE III, OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHT, REGARDING CONVERSION OF CERTAIN POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO POSITIONS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

Section seven, Part C, Title III, of Republic Act Numbered Seven hundred eight, is amended to read as follows:

> "Section 7.Conversion of positions.To permit rotation of career personnel between the Home Office and the Foreign Service, as contemplated in this Act, the positions of Counselors and the positions of chiefs of division and those of equal rank and responsibility now occupied by graduates of the Foreign Affairs Training Program in the United States Department of State are hereby converted into positions of Foreign Affairs Officers, Class I and Class II, respectively, occupying the rate in each class which the Secretary deems appropriate. The Secretary shall, by regulation, determine the manner and frequency in which Counselors, chiefs of division and occupants of positions of equal rank and responsibility shall be exchanged with Foreign Affairs Officers in the field, subject to the limitations of this Act."

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 20, 1953.

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