REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6041 - AN
ACT DEFINING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRIES,
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, PROVIDING FOR ITS FINANCING AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
the University of the Philippines through its Board of Regents has
established a unit known as the Institute for Small-Scale Industries
pursuant to the bilateral agreement between the Republic of the
Philippines and the Government of Netherlands, concluded on March 1,
1966;
WHEREAS, the major purposes of the University of the Philippines in the
establishment of this Institute are to train competent people up to a
level where they will be able to assist existing small-scale industries
to increase productivity and to promote and develop new ones; provide
consultancy and extension services to existing small-scale and
medium-sized industries; conduct research on plant operations and make
the result of such research available to interested parties, and the
assumption of leadership in overcoming the various problems of
small-scale and medium-sized industries needing the advice, simulation
and assistance of consultants;
WHEREAS, the said Institute is at present engaged in activities to
effectuate the above purposes, namely:
1. The conduct of a regular Consultancy Training
Course geared towards the harmonious blending of three major
components, namely: scientific management, development of technology
and modern economic planning, and designed to meet specific interest of
officers in: (a) central, regional or local government, (b) government
or semi-governmental agencies, (c) development of rural commercial
banks, (d) groups or association of private industry and (e) consulting
organizations or educational institutions.
2. The conduct of short periodic seminars on specific
problems on productivity.
3. Extension service in small-scale and medium-sized
industry.
WHEREAS, small-scale and medium-sized industries in the Philippines by
their very nature are beset with complex problems such as:nsufficient
applications of modern production techniques, lack of experience in
financing, inadequate control of cost, lack of specialized management
and inadequate control of facilities;
WHEREAS, small-scale and medium-sized industries play an important role
in the process of industrialization especially in the field of regional
development, where special attention must be paid to programming as
well as stimulating the dispersal of small industries outside
metropolitan Manila;
WHEREAS, the bilateral agreement between the Republic of the
Philippines and the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
concluded on March 2, 1966, provided for the permanent character of the
Institute;
WHEREAS, under the same agreement, the assistance of the Netherlands
government shall be available only for a period of three and a half
years;
WHEREAS, the continuous operation and in fact the very life of the
Institute shall depend entirely upon the support of our own government
after the withdrawal of the Netherlands Government from the project:
Now, therefore
SECTION 1. The Institute for Small-Scale Industries
of the University of the Philippines, shall perform the following
functions:
1. To undertake continuous conduct of consultancy
training courses, periodic seminars, technical studies in the field of
medium and small-scale industries with emphasis on Philippine
industries;
2. To undertake technical studies and researches on
request of the various governmental agencies concerned with industrial
development, interested private industries, and committees of the House
of Representatives and the Senate concerned with industry;
3. To undertake study programs and research for the
promotion of medium and small-scale industries;
4. To undertake the publication of studies,
monographs, research papers, articles, and other written works on small
and medium-scale industry with emphasis on those related to the
Institute's objectives and distribute them at cost to government
agencies, private industry, and other interested parties;
5. To perform all other acts as may be necessary for
the achievement of its objectives and functions, in accordance with the
rules and regulations of the University including the granting of
research awards, prizes, scholarships and fellowships.
Sec. 2. Any provision of law to the contrary
notwithstanding, appointments to the administration, teaching staff of
the UP Institute for Small-Scale Industries shall be exempt from the
requirements and restrictions of the Civil Service Law, and Section two
hundred fifty-nine of the Revised Administrative Code.
Sec. 3. The Institute is authorized to procure the
temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or
organizations thereof, by contract or appointments and in such cases
such services shall be without regard to the Civil Service Law and
regulations and Section two hundred fifty-nine of the Revised
Administrative Code. Any individual so employed may be compensated at a
rate to be fixed by the Director of the Institute and approved by the
Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines and while such
individual is away from his home or regular place of business, he may
be allowed transportation and per diem allowances as authorized by
rules and regulations of the University.
Sec. 4. The Institute for Small-Scale Industries
shall contribute and remit to the Government Service Insurance System
its share as an employer to the retirement and insurance premium of its
employees.
Sec. 5. The Institute shall be authorized to
consult and cooperate with all Government agencies and to make studies
and recommendations to such agencies and such agencies are authorized
and directed to cooperate with the Institute in order to carry out and
accomplish the purposes of this Act.
Sec. 6. The Institute is authorized to consult
with representatives of small-business concerns with the view to
assisting and encouraging such firms to undertake joint programs for
research and development carried out through such corporate and other
mechanisms as may be most appropriate for the purpose. Such joint
programs may among other things include the following purposes:
1. To construct, acquire, or establish buildings,
laboratories and other facilities for the conduct of research;
2. To undertake and utilize applied research;
3. To collect research information related to a
particular industry and disseminate it to participating members;
4. To conduct applied research on a protected,
propriety and contractual basis with member or non-member firms,
government agencies and other interested parties.
Sec. 7. The Board of Regents of the University of
the Philippines shall make the necessary provisions and rules and
regulations to effectively carry out the objectives of this Act.
Sec. 8. In order to provide for the support of the
UP Institute for Small-Scale Industries, the sum of six hundred and
fifty thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of
the funds of the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
operation and maintenance of the Institute for Small-Scale Industries
for the fiscal year nineteen hundred seventy. Thereafter, such sums as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Sec. 9. All Acts and parts of Acts, executive
orders, proclamations and rules or regulations inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
SECTION 10. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Approved: August 4, 1969
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