QuestionsQuestions (Act No. 2530)
Act No. 2530 makes Act No. 2515 applicable to (1) parts of the Philippines inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian tribes and (2) the Province of Nueva Vizcaya.
Act No. 2515 (passed Feb. 5, 1915), titled 'An Act to prevent the exportation of infested or diseased plant material... and to provide for the control of such plant pests and diseases as may already exist therein.'
It applies to 'that part of the Philippine Islands inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian tribes.'
So far as the Department of Mindanao and Sulu is concerned, the ports of Zamboanga and Jolo shall be considered as such for the purposes of the Act.
It makes 'the following Act' applicable to the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, referring to Act No. 2472 by number in the opening clause; however, the quoted body contains only a partial section text, so the intended provision is tied to that referenced act.
The Philippine Commission enacted it 'by authority of the United States.'
Act No. 2515 seeks to prevent exportation of infested/diseased plant material, prevent introduction of plant pests and diseases into the Philippines, and provide control over plant pests and diseases already existing.
(1) Preventing exportation of infested/diseased plant material from and (2) preventing introduction of plant pests/diseases into the Philippines, plus control of pests/diseases already existing.
It designates Zamboanga and Jolo ports as the relevant ports for the purposes of the Act.
It states that Act No. 2515 'shall have full force and effect' in the specified area inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian tribes.
It is an 'extension' or 'making applicable' measure—Act No. 2515 is not rewritten; rather, its applicability is expanded to specified territories.
Enacted on September 4, 1915.
It shall take effect upon its passage.
By specifying which ports are treated as relevant (Zamboanga and Jolo), the law effectively aligns the operational points for implementing the plant pest and disease restrictions in that department.
Because it explicitly states that a prior regulatory act applies only to certain areas unless extended, illustrating how law coverage can be expanded through subsequent legislation with territorial qualifiers.
Whether the Nueva Vizcaya extension correctly specifies the intended act number in the excerpt, and how to interpret/verify the complete text for the actual act being incorporated for Nueva Vizcaya.