Continuation of Philippine Tariff Law of 1909

Continuation of Philippine Tariff Law of 1909

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Title Supreme Court: Continuation of Philippine Tariff Law of 1909

Law: Republic Act No. 3

Decision Date: Jul 19, 1946

Republic Act No. 3, enacted in 1946, maintains the Philippine Tariff Law of 1909, impacting trade, commerce, and local industries until further action by the Congress of the Philippines.

local industries

Continued tariff law named and identified

Republic Act No. 3 continues in force the Act of the Congress of the United States approved on August 5, 1909 entitled “An Act to raise revenue for the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes,” known as the “Philippine Tariff Law of 1909.”
The continued tariff law is maintained “as amended.”
The continued tariff law remains effective on and after July 4, 1946.

Policy and legal intent of continuation

Republic Act No. 3 ensures uninterrupted operation of the tariff regime by expressly continuing the Philippine Tariff Law of 1909 pending further action by Congress.

Duration of effectivity

Section 1 provides that the continued tariff law shall remain in force until the Congress of the Philippines shall provide otherwise.
The continuation applies **on and after July 4, 1946.

Effectivity date and approval

Section 2 establishes that Republic Act No. 3 takes effect on July 4, 1946.
Republic Act No. 3 was approved on July 19, 1946.

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