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Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING CHAPTER VI SECTION 87 ON PROVISIONS AND PENALTIES OF R.A. NO. 8550 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES CODE OF 1998, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FISHERIES LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT FUND AND PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION ON SPECIAL COURTS FOR FISHERIES
Date filed
September 19, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02623 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING CHAPTER VI SECTION 87 ON PROVISIONS AND PENALTIES OF R.A. NO. 8550 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES CODE OF 1998, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FISHERIES LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT FUND AND PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION ON SPECIAL COURTS FOR FISHERIES |
| ABSTRACT : The bill imposes stiffer penalties on illegal fishing activities in the country. It creates the Fisheries Law Enforcement Support Fund that shall be used to augment BFAR's (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) law enforcement activities, among others. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARA�ON, ALFREDO III D. |
| DATE FILED : 2007-09-19 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Villanueva (081 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2008-09-03 |
| 2. Approved by the Committee on 2008-09-03 |
| 3. Transmitted to the Committee on Appropriations on 2008-09-17 |
| 4. Referred to Stakeholders on 2009-03-04 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES RESOURCES ON 2007-09-26 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
The bill imposes stiffer penalties on illegal fishing activities in the country. It creates the Fisheries Law Enforcement Support Fund that shall be used to augment BFAR's (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) law enforcement activities, among others.
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