Creation of the Province of Aklan

Section 1 creates the Province of Aklan.
Section 1 provides that Aklan consists of the municipalities of Altavas, Balete, Batan, Banga, Buruanga, Ibajay, Kalibo, Lezo, Libacao, Madalag, Malay, Makato, Malinao, Nabas, New Washington, Numancia, and TaAgalan.
Section 1 states that these municipalities are drawn from and were previously part of the present Province of Capiz.
Section 1 establishes the municipalities as the full basis of Aklan’s territorial composition under the Act.

Section 2 sets the Capital of the Province of Aklan as the Municipality of Kalibo.
Section 3 provides that, except as provided in the Act, the Province of Aklan operates under the same legal framework applicable to regular provinces.
Section 3 places Aklan within the jurisdiction of the Eleventh Judicial District.

Section 3 commands that all provisions of law now or hereafter applicable to the regular provinces apply to the Province of Aklan.
Section 3 applies this rule except as otherwise provided within Republic Act No. 1414.
Section 3 ensures continuity of governance by linking Aklan to the general rules governing regular provinces.

Section 4 provides that, upon the Act’s effectivity, the elective provincial officers of Aklan are appointed by the President of the Philippines.
Section 4 requires that these appointments have the advice and consent of the Commission on Appointments.
Section 4 provides that the appointed officers hold office until their successors shall have been elected and shall have qualified at the next general elections.

Section 5 provides that the Province of Aklan shall have one Representative District.
Section 5 directs that the incumbent Representatives for each respective District of the Province of Capiz continue to serve their terms until the next general elections for national officials.
Section 6 provides for the constitution of the Second Representative District of Capiz after Aklan’s creation.
Section 6 states that the Second Representative District of Capiz is thereafter constituted by the municipalities of Tapaz, Dumalag, Sigma, Mambusao, Jamindan and Sapian.

Section 7 requires that funds and properties of all kinds assigned to the Provinces of Aklan and Capiz upon execution of the Act’s provisions be distributed equitably between the two provinces.
Section 7 provides that the distribution is made in such manner as the Auditor General may recommend.
Section 7 provides that the distribution is subject to approval by the President of the Philippines.