Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES AGAINST UNLAWFUL IMPORTATION AND OTHER VIOLATIONS TO THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED
Date filed
July 28, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01863 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES AGAINST UNLAWFUL IMPORTATION AND OTHER VIOLATIONS TO THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill declares any person who fraudulently imports or brings into the country, or assists in so doing, any article, contrary to law, or receives, conceals, buys, sells, or in any manner, facilitates the transportation, concealment, or sale of such article after importation, knowing the same to have been imported contrary to law, guilty of smuggling and be penalized accordingly. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SINGSON, ERIC D. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-28 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Solis (006 ) | 2. Figueroa (013 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2005-02-08 | |
| 2. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2005-02-15 | |
| 3. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2005-02-22 | |
| 4. Approved by the Committee on 2005-03-08 | |
| 5. Committee Report filed on 2005-03-29 | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB04069 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON 2004-12-09 | |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO REVISION OF LAWS on 2004-08-09; |
Abstract
This bill declares any person who fraudulently imports or brings into the country, or assists in so doing, any article, contrary to law, or receives, conceals, buys, sells, or in any manner, facilitates the transportation, concealment, or sale of such article after importation, knowing the same to have been imported contrary to law, guilty of smuggling and be penalized accordingly.
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