AN
ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21, TITLE I, BOOK I OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE OF 1987, GRANTING MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE
PHILIPPINES
THE GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER OATHS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Section
1. Section 21 of the Revised
Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: chan
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"Section
21. Officials authorized to administer
oath. — The following officers have general authority to administer
oaths,
to wit:
"President;
Vice-President; Members and Secretaries of both Houses of the Congress;
Members of the Judiciary; Secretaries of Departments; provincial
governors
and lieutenant-governors; city mayors; municipal mayors; bureau
directors;
regional directors; clerks of courts; registrars of deeds; and other
civilian
officers in the Philippine public service whose appointments are vested
in the President of the Philippines and are subject to confirmation by
the Commission of Appointments; all other constitutional officers; and
notaries public. A person who by authority of law shall serve in the
capacity
of the officers mentioned above shall possess the same power."chan
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Sec.
2. Section 41 of the Administrative
Code of 1987 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec.
41. Officers Authorized to Administer
Oath. — The following officers have general authority to administer
oaths:
President; Vice-President; Members and Secretaries of both Houses of
the
Congress; Members of the Judiciary; Secretaries of Departments;
provincial
governors and lieutenant-governors; city mayors; municipal mayors;
bureau
directors; regional directors; clerks of courts; registrars of deeds;
other
civilian officers in the public service of the government of the
Philippines
whose appointments are vested in the President and are subject to
confirmation
by the Commission on Appointments; all other constitutional officers;
and
notaries public." chan
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Sec.
3. Nothing in this Act shall
be construed as to disauthorize any person now authorized to administer
oaths under existing laws.
Sec.
4. The Members and Secretaries
of both Houses of Congress may delegate the authority to committee
secretaries
or any staffer thereof in the conduct of a pending inquiry or
investigation.chan
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Sec.
5. Those authorized to administer
oaths under this Act shall not be required to keep a register of the
oaths
they administer nor keep or submit copies of the same, except in the
case
of notaries public, or as otherwise required by existing laws. chan
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Sec.
6. This Act shall take effect
upon its publication in at least one (1) national newspaper of general
circulation, and as to the amendments of Section 41 of the
Administrative
Code of 1987, upon the effectivity of said Code.chan
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Approved:
July
25, 1989
