Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REGULATING THE OWNERSHIP, POSSESSION, IMPORTATION, SALE AND USE OF CHAINSAWS, PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
November 28, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 3994, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09175 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REGULATING THE OWNERSHIP, POSSESSION, IMPORTATION, SALE AND USE OF CHAINSAWS, PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : The Chainsaw Act of 2002 | |
| ABSTRACT : "The Chain Saw Act of 2001". The bill provides for the requlation and monitoring of chain saws, beginning from its entry as imported equipment or importation of its parts for assembly in the country up to its final productive use. Importers, manufacturers, sellers, possessors, and users of chain saws are henceforth mandated to apply for appropriate permits from the DENR. The unauthorized possession use, sale, importation, including the defacement of the serial number of a chain saw are declaredunlawful with corresponding penalty of fine and imprisonment for their violation. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAR, CYNTHIA A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-11-28 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Suplico | 2. Violago |
| 3. Veloso | 4. Espino |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01940 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00095 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2001-11-28 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: NATURAL RESOURCES | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 731, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 2676, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 2694, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2001-12-05 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2001-12-05 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2001-12-11 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2001-12-12 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2001-12-12 | |
| REMARKS : Considered the Explanatory Notes of the original HB Nos. 731, 2676 and 2694 as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2001-12-12 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2001-12-19 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:131 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2002-01-02 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2002-01-02 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2002-07-31 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2002-08-05 | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Veloso, Banaag, Cruz-ducut, Nograles, Suplico, Angara-castillo | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : , , | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2002-09-02 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2002-08-14 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2002-10-07 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2002-11-07 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09175 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT REGULATING THE OWNERSHIP, POSSESION, SALE, IMPORTATION AND USE OF CHAIN SAWS, PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
Abstract
"The Chain Saw Act of 2001". The bill provides for the requlation and monitoring of chain saws, beginning from its entry as imported equipment or importation of its parts for assembly in the country up to its final productive use. Importers, manufacturers, sellers, possessors, and users of chain saws are henceforth mandated to apply for appropriate permits from the DENR. The unauthorized possession use, sale, importation, including the defacement of the serial number of a chain saw are declaredunlawful with corresponding penalty of fine and imprisonment for their violation.
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