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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 643 - AN
ACT TO AMEND SECTION NINETY OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND
NINETY-SIX, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED
AND FORTY-EIGHT, AND SECTION ONE OF RULE NINETY-THREE OF THE RULES OF
COURT IN THE PHILIPPINES |
Section 1.
Section ninety of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred and ninety-six is
hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 90. Concurrent jurisdiction to appoint guardians. — Justices of the peace and judges of municipal courts of chartered cities shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the courts first instance to appoint guardians or guardians ad litem for persons who are incapacitated by being of minor age or mentally incapable in matters within their respective jurisdiction." Sec. 2. Section one, Rule ninety-three of the
Rules of Court in the Philippines is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3. The rules of procedure provided for in the Rules of Court in the Philippines shall be followed so far as their application shall be practicable in the justice of the peace courts and municipal courts of chartered cities. Sec. 4. The provisions of laws and rules of court inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval. Approved: June 12, 1951 |
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