PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES, CODES & ISSUANCES
PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES AND CODES
REPUBLIC ACTS
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED THIRTY
HUNDRED AND TWO ENTITLED "AN ACT TO
CREATE A HARBOR BOARD FOR THE PORT OF MANILA," AS AMENDED BY ACT
NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE AND COMMONWEALTH ACT
NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE
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"Sec.
10. The Bureau of Customs shall have general
supervision and regulation of, and control over the receiving,
handling, custody, and delivery of merchandise on the wharves and piers
of the Port of Manila and other ports of entry and shall fix the rates
to be charged for the service, both for the merchandise imported and
for that exported; and in the exercise of its functions it is hereby
authorized to take over, operate, and superintend such plants as may
have been established or may hereafter be established by the Government
of the Philippines for the receiving, handling, custody and delivery of
merchandise, and the convenience and comfort of passengers and the
handling of their baggage. Said Bureau of Customs is further authorized
to establish and operate such additional facilities as may be deemed
proper for the receiving, handling, custody and delivery of
merchandise, for the convenience and comfort of passengers and the
handling of their baggage, and for the provision of adequate fire
protection at the piers, the expenses thereof to be paid out of the
funds in its possession."
Sec. 2. Sec. thirteen of said Act Numbered Thirty hundred and two, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec.
13. Said Bureau of Customs is hereby authorized,
whenever in its judgment the receiving, handling, custody, and delivery
of merchandise intended for importation or exportation in the port of
Manila and other ports of entry can be carried on with greater
efficiency, to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any plant or
equipment owned or which may hereafter be acquired by the Government of
the Philippines from the receiving, handling, custody, and delivery of
merchandise in the port of Manila and other ports of entry, to private
persons, associations, or corporations, on such terms as may be deemed
most advantageous, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Finance;
and to make contracts with such persons, associations, or corporations
for the receiving, handling, custody, and delivery of merchandise in
the port of Manila and other ports of entry, while contracts shall
contain conditions regarding access to the customs premises, subject to
the control of the customs authorities, charges for the services
rendered by the contractor, security to be given for the efficient
handling, custody, and delivery of the merchandise and the prompt
payment of all losses thereof, as may be agreed upon between the Bureau
of Customs and the contractor, subject to the approval of the Secretary
of Finance."
Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 14, 1947
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