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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1185
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1185
- FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
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WHEREAS,
death and injury to persons and loss and damage to property by fire
have reached alarming proportion that the economic and social gains of
the society are being continually undermined;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in order to effect a meaningful reduction of the alarming fire
losses, there is a need to develop national consciousness and
involvement of all persons in the prevention and suppression of fires;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, fire prevention and suppression require the adoption of
uniform fire safety standards, the incorporation of fire safety
construction and provision of protective and safety devices in
buildings and structures;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need for an agency primarily responsible
for the implementation and coordination of the activities of all
sectors of society on fire safety, prevention and suppression;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in order to effectively implement all efforts to minimize the
occurrence of fires and their destructive effects, full financial,
equipment and personnel support by the government and the private
sector is necessary;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree as part of the law of the land the following: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. Title. — This Decree and the Rules and
Regulations for its implementation shall be known as the "Fire Code of
the Philippines" and shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Fire
Code".
Section 2. Declaration of Policies. — The following
are declared policies of the State:cralaw:red
a. The government, with the cooperation of the
private sector, shall develop and promulgate sets of standards and
regulations taking into consideration the latest development in fire
technology suitable to Philippine conditions;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. Fire prevention and fire safety shall be given
equal, if not greater emphasis as the suppression or extinguishment of
fires. Fire prevention education shall be undertaken continuously
involving all sectors of the community;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c. The Fire Service of the Integrated National Police
shall endeavor to respond to all fires before they reach critical and
conflagration stages. Towards this end, the organization,
administration and operation of the Fire Service shall be improved and
developed, its personnel and equipment augmented and effective fire
alarm systems set up; and
d. The Fire Service shall be professionalized. For
this purpose, educational institutions shall endeavor to include in
their curricula, courses on fire technology and fire protection
engineering.
Section 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this
Fire Code, the following words and phrases shall mean and be construed
as indicated: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Abatement — Any act that would remove or neutralize a fire hazard.
Administrator — Any person who acts as agent of the owner and manages
the use of a building for him.
Blasting Agent — Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and
oxidizer used to set off explosives.
Cellulose Nitrate or Nitro Cellulose — A highly combustible and
explosive compound produced by the reaction of nitric acid with a
cellulose material.
Cellulose Nitrate Plastic (Pyroxylin) — Any plastic substance,
materials or compound having cellulose nitrate (nitro cellulose) as
base.
Combustible, Flammable or Inflammable — Descriptive of materials that
are easily set on fire.
Combustible Fiber — Any readily ignitable and free burning fiber such
as cotton, oakum, rags, waste cloth, waste paper, kapok, hay, straw,
Spanish moss, excelsior and other similar materials commonly used in
commerce.
Combustible Liquid — Any liquid having a flash point at or above
37.8ºC (100ºF).
Corrosive Liquid — Any liquid which causes fire when in contact with
organic matter or with certain chemicals.
Curtain Board — A vertical panel of non-combustible or fire resistive
materials attached to and extending below the bottom chord of the roof
trusses, to divide the underside of the roof into separate compartments
so that heat and smoke will be directed upwards to a roof vent. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Cryogenic — Descriptive of any material which by its nature or as a
result of its reaction with other elements produces a rapid drop in
temperature of the immediate surroundings.
Damper — A normally open device installed inside anr duct system which
automatically closes to restrict the passage of smoke or fire.
Distillation — The process of first raising the temperature in separate
the more volatile from the less volatile parts and then cooling and
condensing the resulting vapor so as to produce a nearly purified
substance.
Duct System — A continuous passageway for the transmission ofr.
Dust — A finely powdered substance which, when mixed withr in the
proper proportion and ignited will cause an explosion.
Electrical Arc — An extremely hot luminous bridge formed by passage of
an electric current across a space between two conductors or terminals
due to the incandescence of the conducting vapor.
Ember — A hot piece or lump that remains after a material has partially
burned, and is still oxidizing without the manifestation of flames.
Finishes — Materials used as final coating of a surface for ornamental
or protective purposes.
Fire — The active principle of burning, characterized by the heat and
light of combustion.
Fire Trap — A building unsafe in case of fire because it will burn
easily or because it lacks adequate exits or fire escapes.
Fire Alarm — Any visual or audible signal produced by a device or
system to warm the occupants of the building or fire fighting elements
of the presence or danger of fire to enable them to undertake immediate
action to save life and property and to suppress the fire.
Fire Door — A fire resistive door prescribed for openings in fire
separation walls or partitions.
Fire Hazard — Any condition or act which increases or may cause an
increase in the probability of the occurrence of fire, or which may
obstruct, delay, hinder or interfere with fire fighting operations and
the safeguarding of life and property. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Fire Lane — The portion of a roadway or publicway that should be kept
opened and unobstructed at all times for the expedient operation of
fire fighting units.
Fire Protective and Fire Safety Device — Any device intended for the
protection of buildings or persons to include but not limited to
built-in protection system such as sprinklers and other automatic
extinguishing system, detectors for heat, smoke and combustion products
and other warning system components, personal protective equipment such
as fire blankets, helmets, fire suits, gloves and other garments that
may be put on or worn by persons to protect themselves during fire.
Fire Safety Constructions — Refers to design and installation of walls,
barriers, doors, windows, vents, means of egress, etc. integral to and
incorporated into a building or structure in order to minimize danger
to life from fire, smoke, fumes or panic before the building is
evacuated. These features are also designed to achieve, among others,
safe and rapid evacuation of people through means of egress sealed from
smoke or fire, the confinement of fire or smoke in the room or floor of
origin and delay their spread to other parts of the building by means
of smoke sealed and fire resistant doors, walls and floors. It shall
also mean to include the treatment of buildings components or contents
with flame retardant chemicals.
Flash Point — The minimum temperature at which any material gives off
vapor in sufficient concentration to form an ignitable mixture withr.
Forcing — A process where a piece of metal is heated prior to changing
its shape or dimensions.
Fulminate — A kind of stable explosive compound which explodes by
percussion.
Hazardous Operation/Process — Any act of manufacturing, fabrication,
conversion, etc., that uses or produces materials which are likely to
cause fires or explosions.
Horizontal Exit — Passageway from one building to another or through or
around a wall in approximately the same floor level.
Hose Box — A box or cabinet where fire hoses, valves and other
equipment are stored and arranged for fire fighting.
Hose Reel — A cylindrical device turning on an axis around which a fire
hose is wound and connected. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Hypergolic Fuel — A rocket or liquid propellant which consist of
combinations of fuels and oxidizers which ignite spontaneously on
contact with each other.
Industrial Baking and Drying — The industrial process of subjecting
materials to heat for the purpose of removing solvents or moisture from
the same, and/or to fuse certain chemical salts to form a uniform
glazing the surface of materials being treated.
Jumper — A piece of metal or an electrical conductor used to bypass a
safety device in an electrical system.
Occupancy — The purpose for which a building or portion thereof is used
or intended to be used.
Occupant — Any person actually occupying and using a building or
portions thereof by virtue of a lease contract with the owner or
administrator or by permission or sufferance of the latter.
Organic Peroxide — A strong oxidizing organic compound which releases
oxygen readily. It causes fire when in contact with combustible
materials especially under conditions of high temperature.
Overloading — The use of one or more electrical appliances or devices
which draw or consume electrical current beyond the designed capacity
of the existing electrical system.
Owner — The person who holds the legal right of possession or title to
a building or real property. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Oxidizing Material — A material that readily yields oxygen in
quantities sufficient to stimulate or support combustion.
Pressurized or Forced Draft Burning Equipment — Type or burner where
the fuel is subjected to pressure prior to discharge into the
combustion chamber and/or which includes fans or other provisions for
the introduction ofr at above normal atmosphere pressure into the same
combustion chamber.
Public Assembly Building — Any building or structure where fifty (50)
or more people congregate, gather, or assemble for any purpose.
Public Way — Any street, alley or other strip of land unobstructed from
the ground to the sky, deeded, dedicated or otherwise permanently
appropriated for public use.
Pyrophoric — Descriptive of any substance that ignites spontaneously
when exposed tor.
Refining — A process where impurities and/or deleterious materials are
removed from a mixture in order to produce a pure element of compound.
It shall also refer to partial distillation and electrolysis.
Self-Closing Doors — Automatic closing doors that are designed to
confine smoke and heat and delay the spread of fire.
Smelting — Melting or fusing of metallic ores or compounds so as to
separate impurities from pure metals.
Sprinkler System — An integrated network of hydraulically designed
piping installed in a building, structure or area with outlets arranged
in a systematic pattern which automatically discharges water when
activated by heat or combustion products from a fire. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Standpipe System — A system of vertical pipes in a building to which
fire hoses can be attached on each floor, including a system by which
water is made available to the outlets as needed.
Vestibule — A passage hall or antechamber between the outer doors and
the interior parts of a house or building.
Vertical Shaft — An enclosed vertical space of passage that extends
from floor to floor, as well as from the base to the top of the
building.
Section 4. Applicability of the Code. — The
provisions of the Fire Code shall apply to all persons and all private
and public buildings, facilities or structures erected or constructed
before and after its effectivity.
Section 5. Grace Period. — The owner, administrator
or occupant of buildings or structures existing at the time of the
effectivity of the Fire Code is given two (2) years to comply with the
provisions thereof on fire safety constructions and on protective and
warning systems. However, the Director General of the Integrated
National Police may prescribe a shorter period depending upon the
degree of hazard to be recorded and the cost and extent of the work to
be done.
Section 6. Responsibility for the Enforcement
of this Code. — The Fire Service, under the direct supervision and
control of the Director General of the Integrated National Police,
hereinafter referred to as the "Director General" shall be responsible
for the enforcement of this Code, as well as pertinent provisions of
other laws pertaining to fire protection or fire safety. With the
approval of the Secretary of National Defense, the Director General is
hereby authorized to: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
a. Issue implementing rules and regulations, and
prescribe administrative penalties therefore;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. Reorganize the Fire Service of the Integrated
National Police as may be necessary and appropriate;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c. Enter into long term agreement, either through
public biddings or negotiations to include advance payments therefor,
for the acquisition of fire prevention, fire protection and fire
fighting equipment, supplies and materials and related technical
services necessary for the Fire Service; and
d. Enter into Memoranda of Agreement with other
departments, bureaus, agencies, offices and corporations of the
government, as well as private institutions, in order to define areas
of corporation and coordination and delineate responsibility on fire
prevention education, fire safety, fire prevention, fire suppression
and other matters of common concern.
Section 7. Technical Staff— The Director General
shall constitute a technical staff of highly qualified persons who are
knowledgeable on fire prevention, fire safety, and fire suppression.
They may be drawn not only from the organic members of the Integrated
National Police and other government offices and agencies, but also
from other sources. In the latter case, they will either be appointed
into the service or hired as consultants in accordance with law. The
technical staff shall study, review and evaluate latest developments
and standards on fire technology; prepare plans/programs on fire
safety, prevention and suppression and evaluate implementation thereof;
develop programs on the professionalization of the fire service;
coordinate with appropriate government and private institutions for the
offering of college courses on fire technology and fire protection
engineering; propose amendments to the Fire Code; advise the Director
General on any matter brought to his attention; and perform such other
functions as directed on any matter brought to his attention and
perform such other functions as directed by higher
authorities. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 8. Inspections, Safety Measures, Fire Safety,
Constructions and Protective and/or Warning Systems. — As may be
defined and provided in the Rules and Regulations, owners,
administrators or occupants of buildings, structures and their premises
or facilities and other responsible persons shall be required to comply
with the following, as may be appropriate:cralaw:red
a. Inspection Requirement — A fire safety inspection
shall be conducted by the Director General or his duly authorized
representative as prerequisite to the grants of permits and/or licenses
by local governments and other government agencies concerned, for the:cralaw:red
(1) Use or occupancy of buildings, structures,
facilities or their premises including the installation or fire
protection and fire safety equipment, and electrical system in any
building structure or facility;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(2) Storage, handling and/or use of explosives or of
combustible, flammable, toxic and other hazardous materials;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. Safety Measures for Hazardous Materials — Fire
safety measures shall be required for the manufacture, storage,
handling and/or use of hazardous materials involving:cralaw:red
(1) Cellulose nitrate plastic of any kind;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(2) Combustible fibers; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(3) Cellular materials such as foam, rubber, sponge
rubber and plastic foam;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(4) Flammable and combustible liquids or gases of any
classification;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(5) Flammable paints, varnishes, stains and organic
coatings;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(6) High-piled or widely spread combustible stock;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(7) Metallic magnesium in any form;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(8) Corrosive liquids, oxidizing materials, organic
peroxide, nitromethane, ammonium nitrate, or any amount of highly
toxic, pyrophoric, hypergolic, or cryogenic materials or poisonous
gases as well as material compounds which when exposed to heat or flame
become a fire conductor, or generate excessive smoke or toxic gases;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(9) Blasting agents, explosives and special
industrial explosive materials, blasting caps, black powder, liquid
nitro-glycerine, dynamite, nitro cellulose, fulminates of any kind, and
plastic explosives containing ammonium salt or chlorate;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(10) Firework materials of any kind or form;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(11) Matches in commercial quantities;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(12) Hot ashes, live coals and embers;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(13) Mineral, vegetable or animal oils and other
derivatives/by products; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(14) Combustible waste materials for recycling or
resale;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(15) Explosive dusts and vapors; and
(16) Agriculture, forest, marine or mineral products
which may undergo spontaneous combustion.
c. Safety measures for hazardous operation/processes
— Fire Safety measures shall be required for the following hazardous
operation/processes:cralaw:red
(1) Welding or soldering;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(2) Industrial baking and drying;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(3) Waste disposal;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(4) Pressurized/forced-draft burning equipment;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(5) Smelting and forging;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(6) Motion picture projection using electrical arc
lamps;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(7) Refining, distillation and solvent extraction; and
(8) Such other operations or processes as may
hereafter be prescribed in the Rules and Regulations. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d. Provision on Fire Safety Construction, Protective
and Warning System — Owners, occupants or administrator or buildings,
structures and their premises or facilities, except such other
buildings or structures as may be exempted in the rules and regulations
to be promulgated under Section 6 hereof, shall incorporate and provide
therein fire safety construction, protective and warning system, and
shall develop and implement fire safety programs, to wit:cralaw:red
(1) Fire protection features such as sprinkler
systems, hose boxes, hose reels or standpipe systems and other fire
fighting equipment;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(2) Fire Alarm systems;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(3) Fire walls to separate adjoining buildings, or
warehouses and storage areas from other occupancies in the same
building;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(4) Provisions for confining the fire at its source
such as fire resistive floors and walls extending up to the next floor
slab or roof, curtain boards and other fire containing or stopping
components;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(5) Termination of all exits in an area affording
safe passage to a public way or safe dispersal area;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(6) Stairway, vertical shafts, horizontal exits and
other meals of egress sealed from smoke and heat;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(7) A fire exit plan for each floor of the building
showing the routes from each other room to appropriate exits, displayed
prominently on the door of such room; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(8) Self-closing fire resistive doors leading to
corridors;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(9) Fire dampers in centralizedrconditioning ducts;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(10) Roof vents for use by fire fighters; and
(11) Properly marked and lighted exits with provision
for emergency lights to adequately illuminate exit ways in case of
power failure.
Section 9. Prohibited Acts. — The following are
declared as prohibited act and omission.
a. Obstructing or blocking the exit ways or across to
buildings clearly marked for fire safety purposes, such as but not
limited tosles in interior rooms, any part of stairways, hallways,
corridors, vestibules, balconies or bridges leading to a stairway or
exit of any kind, or tolerating or allowing said violations;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. Constructing gates, entrances and walkways to
buildings components and yards which obstruct the orderly and easy
passage of fire fighting vehicles and equipment;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c. Prevention, interference or obstruction of any
operation of the Fire Service, or of duly organized and authorized fire
brigades;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d. Obstructing designated fire lanes or access to
fire hydrants;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
e. Overcrowding or admission of persons beyond the
authorized capacity in movie houses, theaters, coliseums, auditoriums
or other public assembly buildings, except in other assembly areas on
the ground floor with open sides or open doors sufficient to provide
safe exits;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
f. Locking fire exits during period when people are
inside the building; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
g. Prevention or obstruction of the automatic closure
of fire doors or smoke partitions or dampers;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
h. Use of fire protective of fire fighting equipment
of the Fire Service other than for fire fighting except in other
emergencies where their use are justified;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
i. Giving false or malicious fire alarms;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
j. Smoking in prohibited areas as may be determined
by Fire Service, or throwing of cigars, cigarettes, burning objects in
places which may start or cause fire;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
k. Abandoning or leaving a building or structure by
the occupant or owner without appropriate safety measures;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
l. Removing. destroying, tampering or obliterating
any authorized mark, seal, sign or tag posted or required by the Fire
Service for fire safety in any building, structure or processing
equipment; and
m. Use of jumpers or tampering with electrical wiring
or overloading the electrical system beyond its designated capacity or
such other practices that would tend to undermine the fire safety
features of the electrical system.
Section 10. Abatement of Fire Hazard. — Fire hazards
shall be abated immediately. For this purpose, the Director General or
his duly authorized representative may issue order for such abatement.
If the owner, administrator or occupant of buildings, structure and
their premises or facilities does not abate the same within the period
fixed in said order, the occupancy permit or permit to operate shall be
cancelled. Any building or structure declared as a firetrap or is
causing clear and present fire danger to adjoining establishments and
habitations shall be declared a public nuisance, as defined in the
Civil Code of the Philippines. If the assessed value of the building or
structure is not more than twenty thousand (P20,000.00) pesos, the
owner, administrator or occupant thereof shall abate the hazard within
thirty (30 days or if the assessed value is more than twenty thousand
(P20,000.00) pesos, within sixty (60) days from receipt of the order
declaring said building or structure a public nuisance; otherwise, the
Director General or his duly authorized representative shall forthwith
cause its summary abatement. Summary abatement as used herein shall
mean all corrective measures undertaken to abate hazards which shall
include but not limited to remodelling, repairing, strengthening,
reconstructing, removal and demolition, either partial or total, of the
building or structure. The expenses incurred by the government for such
summary abatement shall be borne by the owner, administrator or
occupant. These expenses shall constitute a prior lien upon such
property.
Section 11. Enforcement of the Lien. — If the
owner, administrator or occupant fails to reimburse the government of
the expenses incurred in the summary abatement within ninety (90) days
from the completion of such abatement, the building or structure shall
be sold at public auction in accordance with existing laws and rules.
No property subject of lien under Section 10 hereof, may be sold at a
price lower than the abatement expenses incurred by the government. The
property shall be forfeited in favor of the government if the highest
bid is not at least equal to the abatement expenses.
Section 12. Penalties. —
a. Administrative Fine — Any person who violates any
provision of the Fire Code or any of the rules and regulations
promulgated under Section 6 hereof shall be penalized by an
administrative fine of not exceeding twelve thousand (P12,000.00) pesos
or in the proper case, by stoppage of operations or by closure of such
buildings, structures and their premises or facilities which do not
comply with the requirements or by both such administrative fine and
closure/stoppage of operation to be imposed by the Director General,
Provided, That the payment of the fine, stoppage of operations and/or
closure of such buildings, structures, and their premises or facilities
shall not absolve the violator from correcting the deficiency or
abating the fire hazard. The decision of the Director General, under
this subsection, may be appealed to the Secretary of National Defense,
within fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of the order imposing
the administrative fine, stopping the operations and/or closure. The
decision of the Secretary of National Defense shall be final and
executory. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. Punitive — In case of willful failure to correct
the deficiency or abate the fire hazard as provided in the preceding
subsection, the violator shall, upon conviction, be punished by
imprisonment of not less than six (6) months nor more than six (6)
years, or by a fine of not more than twenty thousand (P20,000.00) pesos
or both such fine and imprisonment; Provided, however, that in case of
a corporation, firm, partnership or association, the fine and/or
imprisonment shall be imposed upon its officials responsible for such
violation, and in case the guilty party is an alien, in addition to the
penalties herein prescribed, he shall immediately be deported;
Provided, finally, that were the violation is attended by loss of life
and/or damage to property, the violator shall be proceeded against
under the applicable provisions of the Revised Penal Code.
Section 13. Appropriation and Sources of Income.
a. To support the manpower, infrastructure and
equipment needs of the Fire Service of the Integrated National Police,
the sum of one hundred million (P100,000,000.00) pesos is hereby
appropriated. Thereafter, the same of such amount as may be necessary
to attain the objectives of the Fire Code shall be appropriated and
included in the annual appropriation of the Integrated National Police
for the next ten (10) years.
b. To partially provide for the funding of the Fire
Service the following taxes and fees which shall accrue to the General
Fund of the National Government, are hereby imposed: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(1) Fees to be charged for the issuance of
certificates, permits and licenses as provided for in Section 8 (a)
hereof;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(2) One-tenth of one per centum (0.1%) of the
verified estimated value of buildings or structures to be erected, from
the owner thereof, but not to exceed fifty thousand (P50,000.00) pesos,
one half to be paid prior to the issuance of the building permit, and
the balance, after final inspection and prior to the issuance of the
use and occupancy permit;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(3) One-hundredth of one per centum (0.10%) of the
assessed value of buildings or structures annually payable upon payment
of the real estate tax, except on structures used as single family
dwellings;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(4) Two per centum (2%) of all premiums, excluding
re-insurance premiums for the sale of fire, earthquake and explosion
hazard insurance collected by companies, persons or agents licensed to
sell such insurances in the Philippines; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(5) Two per centum (2%) of gross sales of companies,
persons or agents selling fire fighting equipment, appliances or
devices, including hazard detection and warning systems; and
(6) Two per centum (2%) of the service fees received
from fire, earthquake, and explosion hazard reinsurance surveys and
post loss service of insurance adjustment companies doing business in
the Philippines directly through agents.
Section 14. Collection of Taxes, Fees and Fines. —
All taxes, fees and fines provided in Section 13 hereof, shall be
collected by the City or Municipal Treasurer concerned for remittance
to the National Treasury.
Section 15. Separability Clause. — If any provision
of this Code or the application of such provisions to any person or
circumstance is declared unconstitutional, the remainder of the Code or
the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances
shall not be affected by such declaration. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 16. Repealing Clause. — Provisions of
Presidential Decree No. 442, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the
Philippines, as amended and Presidential Decree No. 1096, otherwise
known as the National Building Code and other laws, decrees, orders or
regulations in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this
Fire Code are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 17. Effectivity. — This Fire Code and its
Rules and Regulations shall take effect thirty (30) days after their
publication in newspapers of general circulation.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 26th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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