San Beda College of Law2010 Centralized Bar Operations

EFFECT AND APPLICATION OF LAWS

The Civil Code took effect on August 30, 1950.

EFFECTIVITY OF LAWS(Art. 2)

General Rule: Laws take effect after 15 days following the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation (EO No. 200). The law shall take effect on the 16th day

because in counting the period, the first day is excluded and the last day included (Art. 13, NCC).

No one shall be charged with notice of the statute’s provision until publication is completed and the 15 day period has expired.

Exception: Unless otherwise provided by the law (EO No. 200). The exception refers to the “15-day

period” only and not the requirement of publication.

Publication is indispensable, absence of which will not render the law effective (Tañada vs. Tuvera GR No. L-63915, December 29, 1986)

Rules on Period Provided by Statute1. Shorter/longer period than the 15-day -

such period as provided in the statute shall prevail.

2. Takes effect immediately - it shall take effect immediately after publication with the 15-day period being dispensed with (Tañada vs. Tuvera G.R. No. L-63915, December 29, 1986).

3. No provision as to its effectivity - it takes effect 15 days following its publication.

Coverage (PLAC3E)1. P residential Decrees 2. L aws which refer to all statutes, including

local and private laws3. A dministrative Rules and Regulations

where purpose is to enforce/implement existing law pursuant to a valid delegation

4. C harter of a City5. C irculars issued by the Monetary Board

where purpose is not merely to interpret but to fill in the details of the Central Bank Act

6. C irculars and Regulations which prescribe a penalty for its violation (People vs. Que Po Lay, G.R. No. L-6791, March 29, 1954)

7. E xecutive Orders (Tañada vs. Tuvera G.R. No. L-63915, December 29, 1986).

Publication not Required (I – L)1. I nterpretative regulations and those

internal in nature, regulating only the personnel of the administrative agency.

2. L etters of Instructions issued by administrative superiors on rules/guidelines to be followed by subordinates in the performance of their duties (Tañada vs. Tuvera, ibid).

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:MANOLO ADEL SANTOS overall chairperson, KRISTINE ANNABELLEE HIPOS chairperson for academics, MINISTER MOISES DU chairperson for hotel operations, EZEKIEL JOSHUA VILLENA vice-chairperson for operations, RYAN DARYL PINEDA vice-chairperson for secretariat, DJOANIVIE JOMARE JUNASA vice-chairperson for finance, MARIE MICAELA STA. ANA vice-chairperson for edp, DIOXENOS SULIT vice-chairperson for logistics

SUBJECT COMMITTEE:CATHERINE FLORES subject chair, CAMHELLA SANDOVAL assistant subject chair, JEZREEL CARIDAD TAGUBA edp, NOEL BURTON persons and family relations, AYLA HERAZADE SALENDAB property, KRISTINE PAULA CHU and RIO ROSE SANTOS wills and succession, CHERRYLYN NAVARRA and RAMIILA QUINTO obligations and contracts, THOMAS ANGELO SANTOS sales and lease, SOHAIRA DIMNATANG partnership, agency and trust, LEANA MAE BLASCO credit transactions, CELESTINO VIERNES, JR. torts and damages, GENEVIEVE SEVIDAL land titles and deeds, JOHN SAGABAEN conflict of laws

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