Question & AnswerQ&A (LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 641)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 2179 is to recreate the Municipal District of Imugan in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya and to change its name to Santa Fe.
The name of the Municipal District of Imugan is changed to Santa Fe.
Section 2 restores the boundaries existing between the Municipal District of Imugan and the towns of Aritao and Kayapa before the effectivity of Executive Order No. 368, series of 1950.
The seat of the municipal government shall be located in Santa Fe.
The officials of the recreated municipal district shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines.
The Act shall take effect upon its approval.
The boundaries before the effectivity of Executive Order Numbered 368, series of 1950, are restored.
The Act was enacted without executive approval on May 2, 1959, and takes effect upon enactment.
Restoring the old boundaries legally reestablishes the territory and jurisdiction of the recreated municipal district as it was prior to the boundary changes imposed by the 1950 executive order.
No, the Act does not specify any penalties for non-compliance within its provisions.