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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8298 - AN ACT
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT,
ENTITLED, "AN ACT GRANTING THE METRO MANILA TURF CLUB, INC., A
FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A RACETRACK FOR HORSE
RACING IN THE CITY OF KALOOKAN" |
Section 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 7978 is hereby
amended to read as follows: "Section 1. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, there is hereby granted to the Metro Manila Turf Club, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, hereinafter called the grantee, its successors or assigns, for a period of twenty-five (25) years from the effectivity of this Act, the right, privilege and authority to construct, operate and maintain one racetrack in the City of Kalookan, or anywhere within the provinces of Batangas, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal, establish branches thereof for booking purposes, and hold or conduct horse races with betting, on the results of the races either directly or by means of any mechanical, electrical, and/or computerized totalizator, and to do and carry out all such acts, deeds and things as may be necessary to give effect to the foregoing." Sec. 2. Sec. 9 of Republic Act No. 7978 is
hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect within fifteen
(15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation
in Metro Manila, Philippines. Approved: June 6, 1997 |
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