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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1539 - AN ACT
REQUIRING CERTAIN VESSELS OF PHILIPPINE REGISTER TO BE EQUIPPED WITH
RADIO APPARATUS AND TO EMPLOY RADIO TELEGRAPH OPERATORS, AND INCREASING
THE PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, BY AMENDING ACT NUMBERED
THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX, AS AMENDED |
Section 1.
Section s one, two, as amended, four and seven of Act Numbered
Thirty-three hundred and ninety-six, are amended to read as
follows: "Section 1. It
shall be unlawful for any vessel of Philippine register specified in
section two hereof to sail or attempt to sail from any port of the
Philippines without being equipped with efficient apparatus for sending
and receiving messages by radio.cralaw "Sec. 4. The
radio apparatus shall be operated at all times by an operator holding a
first class commercial radio telegraph operator's license duly issued
under the Radio Control Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
The radio apparatus, the operator or operators, the regulation of their
hours of duty, the sending or receiving of messages except in so far as
regulated by law or international agreement, shall be under the control
of the master of the vessel; and any neglect on the part of such master
to enforce the provisions of this section shall be subject to the
penalty herein prescribed.cralaw Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.cralaw Approved: June 16, 1956 |