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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 486 - AN
ACT TO REPEAL SECTION TWO OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR, TO TERMINATE
THE AUTHORITY GIVEN THEREIN TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY FIREARMS LICENSES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
Section 1.
Section two of Republic Act Numbered Four is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. All temporary licenses for firearms issued under the authority of section two of Republic Act Numbered Four are hereby cancelled. Sec. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of the next
preceding sections, members of municipal and special or temporary
police forces may retain, possess or be authorized to possess the
firearms which they hold or may hold under temporary licenses for such
time as they shall discharge the duties of their office. Other persons
shall be allowed to retain their firearms, by converting their
temporary licenses into regular licenses if they possess the
qualifications prescribed by existing laws and regulations and upon
security of the reglementary bond. Pending the issuance of the regular
license applied for, a provisional permit may be granted. Sec. 4. The provisions of section twenty-six hundred and ninety-two of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Fifty-six and by Republic Act Numbered Four, shall be applicable to any person referred to in the next preceding section of this Act who shall fail to surrender the firearms described therein within the time therein provided. Sec. 5. Any act, presidential proclamation, executive order, or regulation inconsistent with this Act is repealed. Sec. 6. Such sum as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act shall be paid out of the savings of the Department of National Defense. Sec. 7. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval. Approved: June 11, 1950 |
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