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REPUBLIC ACTS
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ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS TWELVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX, THIRTEEN HUNDRED
AND NINETY-FIVE, SUBSECTION (c), AND THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-EIGHT
OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
"Sec.
1256. Disposition of merchandise remaining on vessel
after time for unlading. — Merchandise remaining on board any vessel
after the expiration of the said period for discharge, and not reported
for transshipment to another port, may be unladen by the customs
authorities and store at the vessel's expense. Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section thirteen hundred and ninety-five of the Revised Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "(c) Merchandise of which entry is not made within fifteen days after discharge; or which, having been entered, is not claimed within fifteen days thereafter: Provided, That in justifiable cases, or when public interests so require, the Collector of Customs may, in his discretion, grant an extension of not more than fifteen days." chan robles virtual law library Sec. 3. Section thirteen hundred and ninety-eight of the Revised Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec.
1398. Disposition of surplus. — In the case of
abandoned and forfeited goods no part of the surplus proceeds shall be
returned to the owner of the merchandise. In case of the sale of other
property, and surplus remaining after the satisfaction of all lawful
charges as aforesaid shall be paid by the Collector to the owner, if
known, otherwise it shall be retained by the Collector for ten days
subject to the call of the owner. Upon the failure of the owner to make
demand within this period, the Collector shall deposit such surplus
with the Treasurer of the Philippines as a special deposit, to be paid
to the proper claimant demanding the same within one year thereafter,
upon such evidence and in such manner as the Auditor General shall
prescribe. Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved:
September 25, 1946 |
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