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Republic Act No. 8553.
here for full text of the Local Government Code
REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 8553
AN ACT
AMENDING SECTION
41(B)
OF
REPUBLIC ACT NO.
7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CODE OF 1991.
Section 1. Sec. 41(b) of
Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of
1991, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(b) The
regular members
of the sangguniang panlalawigan, sangguniang panlungsod, and
sangguniang
bayan shall be elected by district as follows:
"First and
second-class
provinces shall have ten (10) regular members; third and fourth-class
provinces,
eight (8); and fifth and sixth-class provinces, six (6): Provided,
That in provinces having more than five (5) legislative districts, each
district shall have two (2) sangguniang panlalawigan members, without
prejudice
to the provisions of Sec. 2 of Republic Act No. 6637. Sangguniang
barangay
members shall be elected at large. The presidents of the leagues of
sanggunian
members of component cities and municipalities shall serve as ex
officio
members of the sangguniang panlalawigan concerned. The presidents of
the
liga ng mga barangay and the pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan
elected
by their respective chapters, as provided in this Code, shall serve as
ex officio members of the sangguniang panlalawigan, sangguniang
panlungsod,
and sangguniang bayan."
Sec. 2. Upon the petition
of the provincial board, the election for any additional regular member
to the sangguniang panlalawigan as provided for under this Act, shall
be
held not earlier than six (6) months after the May 11, 1998 national
and
local elections.
Sec. 3. The Commission
on Elections shall issue appropriate rules and regulations to implement
the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 4. All laws, acts,
decrees, executive orders, administrative regulations, or part or parts
thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.
Sec. 5. This Act shall
take effect upon publication in at least two (2) newspapers of national
circulation.
Approved: February
25, 1998
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