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Republic
Act No. 9012
AN
ACT RESETTING THE REGULAR ELECTIONS FOR ELECTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE
AUTONOMOUS
REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO TO THE SECOND MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER 2001,
AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 8953.
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REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 9012
AN
ACT RESETTING THE REGULAR ELECTIONS FOR ELECTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE
AUTONOMOUS
REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO TO THE SECOND MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER 2001,
AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 8953.
Section 1. Section
2 of Republic
Act No. 8953 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2. The
regular elections for the regional governor, vice governor and members
of the regional legislative assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM) set forth under Republic
Act No. 8953 is hereby reset to the second Monday of September
2001."
"Sec. 3. The
term of office of the regional governor, regional vice governor and the
members of the regional legislative assembly shall commence at noon of
the 30th day of September 2001 next following their election and shall
expire at noon of the 30th day of September three (3) years thereafter."
Sec. 3. The funds
for the holding of the ARMM elections shall be taken from the savings
of
the national government or shall be provided in the General
Appropriations
Act (GAA) of 2001.
Sec. 4. If any
of the provisions of this Act is held unconstitutional, provisions not
affected shall remain valid and binding.
Sec. 5. All
laws, decrees and all other issuances or parts thereof, which are
inconsistent
with this Act, are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
Sec. 6. This
Act shall take effect upon its approval by the President.
Approved:
28 February 2001.
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