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Batas Pambansa Bilang 876
AN
ACT TO INCLUDE ALL AUTHORIZED WATER, GAS, ELECTRIC, AND TELEPHONE
UTILITIES
WITHIN THE COVERAGE OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 401, AS AMENDED.
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BATAS
PAMBANSA BILANG 876AN
ACT TO INCLUDE ALL AUTHORIZED WATER, GAS, ELECTRIC, AND TELEPHONE
UTILITIES
WITHIN THE COVERAGE OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 401, AS AMENDED.chan
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chanrobles virtual law librarySection
1. The fourth paragraph
of Presidential Decree Numbered Four hundred and one, dated March 1,
1974,
is hereby amended to read as follows: chanrobles virtual law library
"NOW,
THEREFORE, I FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue
of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of
all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation
No.
1081 dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1 dated September
22, 1972, as amended, do hereby order and decree that any person who
installs
any water, gas, electrical or telephone connection without previous
authority
from any authorized public utility, or service entity concerned,
whether
government or privately owned, as the case may be; tampers and/or
knowingly
uses tampered water, gas or electric meters or other devices whereby
water,
gas or electricity is stolen; steals water, gas, electric and/or
electric
meter or water, gas, electric and/or telephone wires, piped gas pipes
or
conduits and poles; knowingly possesses stolen water, gas, and/or
electric
meters as well as stolen water, gas, electric and poles; shall, upon
conviction,
be punished by prision correccional in its minimum period or a fine
ranging
from two thousand to six thousand pesos, or both, without prejudice to
the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1612. If the violation is
committed
with the connivance or permission of an employee or officer of the
utility
or service entity concerned, such employee or officer, shall, upon
conviction,
be punished by prision correccional and forthwith be perpetually
disqualified
from employment in any public or private utility or service company."
Sec.
2. All laws, orders, rules
and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the
provisions
of this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly. chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
3. This Act shall take
effect upon its approval. chanrobles virtual law library
Approved:
June 12, 1985.
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