Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 2718)
The main purpose of Act No. 2718 is to amend the final section of the Administrative Code by removing Act Numbered Sixteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven from the list of repealed acts, effectively reinstating certain provisions of that Act.
Act No. 2718 amends the Administrative Code by striking from the list of Acts repealed in their entirety, Act Numbered Sixteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.
Sections three and four of Act Numbered Sixteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven are declared in force again by Act No. 2718.
Anyone who makes a false statement in a solemn affirmation under section three of Act Numbered Sixteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven shall incur the penalties prescribed by that same section three.
Act No. 2718 took effect upon its approval on March 17, 1917.
A solemn affirmation is a formal declaration or statement made under oath or affirmation, which carries legal consequences if found to be false, as specified in section three of Act Numbered Sixteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.
Reinstating these sections means that the legal provisions and penalties contained therein, including provisions on solemn affirmations and false statements, are now valid and enforceable again.
No, Act No. 2718 explicitly removes Act Numbered Sixteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven from the list of repealed acts, thereby reviving its sections three and four.
The Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines enacted Act No. 2718.
Act No. 2718 was enacted by the authority of the Philippine Legislature assembled.