Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 2662.)
The purpose of Act No. 2662 is to make certain Acts of the Philippine Legislature applicable to parts of the Philippine Islands inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian people, thus extending the effect of these laws to these regions.
The Act specifically mentions the territory inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian people, the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, the Mountain Province, and the Province of Nueva Vizcaya.
No, Section 7 of Act No. 2662 clarifies that the extensions made to territory inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian people of Acts carrying appropriations shall not be considered as authorizing payment of additional funds from the Insular Treasury.
Key Acts include Act No. 2531 for primary schools funding, Act No. 2571 establishing detainees' right to consult attorneys at any hour, Act No. 2612 creating the Philippine National Bank, Act No. 2587 regulating motor vehicle traffic with licensing requirements, and Act No. 2655 fixing rates of interest and usury laws, among others.
Section 2 makes certain specific Acts of the Philippine Legislature applicable to the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, including laws related to water rights, theft and destruction of coconuts, improvement of tobacco production, and the repeal of conflicting local water appropriation laws.
Section 4 of the Act makes specific legislature Acts applicable to the Mountain Province, including reorganization of courts, changing dates and jurisdictions of courts, and authorizing execution of agreements related to public transportation companies.
Section 3 states that resolutions of provincial boards in special provinces must obtain the approval of the Secretary of the Interior before taking effect.
The Act repeals the previous Legislative Council Act Numbered Two hundred and seventy-three but provides that disputes and litigation under that law before the repeal shall still be adjudged according to it.
According to Act No. 2571 made applicable by the Act, any person detained, imprisoned, or deprived of liberty has the right to confer with their duly accredited attorney at any hour of the day or night.
Yes, Section 6 amends a prior Act by removing the proviso that excluded Moro Province from new execution laws, thereby legalizing previous acts of the Director of Prisons under prior law in the Department of Mindanao and Sulu.