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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 766 - AN ACT TO
SAFEGUARD LIFE AND PROPERTY AGAINST VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS AND DANGERS BY
CREATING A COMMISSION ON VOLCANOLOGY AND PROVIDING RELIEF FOR THE
VICTIMS OF SUCH CALAMITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSE |
Section 1. For
the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, there
is hereby created under the Executive Board, National Research Council,
an office to be known as the Commission on Volcanology.
Sec. 2. The Commission on Volcanology shall be composed of the Director of Mines, the Director of the Weather Bureau, the Chairman of the Section on Geology, Seismology and Volcanology of the National Research Council, the head of the Department of Geology, University of the Philippines, and a representative of the Geological Society of the Philippines. Said members shall elect from among themselves a Chairman who shall serve for a term of one year and until his successor is duly elected and has qualified as such. All the members shall serve without compensation. There shall be in said Commission such personnel and other employees to be appointed by the Executive Board, National Research Council, upon the recommendation of the Commission on Volcanology, as may be required to carry out the purposes of this Act. Sec. 3. The Commission shall have the following
powers and duties: Sec. 4. Whenever public interest and safety shall
so demand, the President of the Philippines may, upon the
recommendation of the Commission on Volcanology, declare any area
affected by or exposed to volcanic eruptions and dangers closed to
human habitation and entry thereunto and residence therein shall be
prohibited or otherwise regulated. Sec. 5. The President, through such agency or agencies as he may designate, shall authorize the extension of relief to victims of volcanic eruptions and shall adopt measures for their resettlement in safe areas. Sec. 6. In order to carry out the purposes of this Act, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand pesos. Sec. 7. The President of the Philippines shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Any violation of the provisions of section four of this Act or of the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than thirty days or a fine not exceeding one thousand pesos. Sec. 8. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval. Approved: June 20, 1952 |
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