QuestionsQuestions (Act No. 1684)
To prohibit the importation by private persons into the Philippine Islands of silkworms, their eggs, cocoons, and the moths that produce the eggs, primarily to prevent the introduction of diseases harmful to the silk industry.
The Bureau of Science is the only entity expressly exempted from the prohibition.
Silkworms, their eggs or cocoons, and the moths which produce silkworm eggs.
Yes. Section 1 prohibits importation by private persons, with the only exception being importation by the Bureau of Science.
The imported items (or the attempted importation) are liable to forfeiture through due process of law.
Enforcement is by the Insular Collector of Customs, in accordance with Act No. 355 as amended by Act No. 864.
It implies forfeiture is not automatic; it must be pursued and determined through legally prescribed procedures consistent with due process.
It states the Bureau of Science succeeded in importing silkworms without disease and is prepared to furnish, without charge, eggs or in hatched cocoons in reasonable numbers to the people.
That private importation would ultimately result in the introduction of disease that could seriously injure the silk industry.
Section 2 refers to “An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws,” passed September 26, 1900, specifically Section 2 of that Act.
It indicates passage was expedited in accordance with the cited provision, due to public good and the need for speedy enactment.
On its passage.
It prohibits importation into the Philippine Islands by private persons, without limiting the prohibition by country of origin; thus it is generally framed as geographic (importation into the Philippines) and personal (private persons).
No. The law prohibits importation by private persons regardless of the intended use, unless the importer is the Bureau of Science.
It provides the enforcement framework and procedural rules that the Insular Collector of Customs must follow for forfeiture cases.