Republic Act No. 972

: The main purpose of Republic Act No. 972 is to fix the passing marks for the Philippine Bar Examinations from 1946 up to and including 1955.
: It sets the passing marks for Bar Examinations conducted from July 4, 1946, up to and including the 1955 examination.
: The required general average passing mark for the 1953 Bar Examination is seventy-two percent.
: No candidate shall have a grade below fifty percent in any subject to be allowed to pass and take the oath.
: The Act provides that any exact one-half or more of a fraction shall be considered as one and included as part of the next whole number.
: A grade of seventy-five percent or higher in any subject shall be deemed to have passed that subject and the grade shall be included in computing the general average for any subsequent examinations taken.
: No, candidates must have no grade below fifty percent in any subject to be allowed to take and subscribe the corresponding oath of office.
: No, it states 'Notwithstanding the provisions' of that rule, meaning it temporarily supersedes that section for the specified period.
: The Act took effect upon its approval on June 21, 1953.
: No, it was enacted without the Executive approval.