Title
Conversion of Silay a Lantawan Road to National Road
Law
Republic Act No. 9802
Decision Date
Nov 20, 2009
Republic Act No. 9802 converts the Silay-Lantawan Road in Silay City, Negros Occidental into a national road, with the Department of Public Works and Highways overseeing its implementation, effective 15 days after publication.

Conversion to national road

  • Section 1 converts the Silay a Lantawan Road in the City of Silay, Province of Negros Occidental into a national road.
  • The legal effect of Section 1 is the change in road classification from the road’s prior status to a national road.

Implementation by the Department of Public Works and Highways

  • Section 2 directs the Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways to issue the necessary rules, orders and circulars to implement Republic Act No. 9802.
  • Section 2 makes the Secretary’s issuance of implementing instruments the mechanism for carrying out the Act.

Publication requirement and commencement

  • Section 3 provides that Republic Act No. 9802 takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
  • Section 3 establishes the Act’s commencement period as a fixed post-publication waiting period of 15 days.

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