Act No. 2711, Revised Administrative Code of 1917


Act No. 2711
An Act Amending the Administrative Code

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Legislature assembled and by the authority of the same:

For the purpose of adapting it to the Jones Law and the Reorganization Act, Act Numbered Two thousand six hundred and fifty-seven, known as The Administrative Code, is hereby amended in certain particulars; and said Act shall hereafter read as follows:

SECTION 1. Title of Act. – This Act shall be known as the Administrative Code.

  • Book I – Organization, Powers, and General Administration of Philippine Government
    • Title I – Matter of General Nature
      • Preliminary Chapter – Title of Act
      • Chapter 1 – Definitions and General Provisions
        • Article I – Definitions
        • Article II – General principles
        • Article III – Form and effect of laws in general
        • Article IV – Jurisdiction and distribution of powers of government
        • ARTICLE V – Arms and Great Seal
        • ARTICLE VI – Administration of oaths in general
        • ARTICLE VII – Oaths of office
        • ARTICLE VIII – Legal holidays
        • ARTICLE IX – Weights and measures
        • ARTICLE X – Official Gazette
      • CHAPTER 2 – Political Grand Divisions and Subdivisions
        • ARTICLE I – Grand divisions
        • ARTICLE II – Situs and major subdivisions of provinces other than such as are contained in Department of Mindanao and Sulu
        • ARTICLE III – Department of Mindanao and Sulu and its provinces
      • CHAPTER 3 – Boundaries Defined
        • ARTICLE I – Undefined boundaries
        • ARTICLE II – Defined boundaries
    • Title II – Executive Power
    • Title III – Legislative Power
    • TITLE IV – Judicial Power, Embracing Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, Justices of the Peace, and Notaries Public
      • CHAPTER 9 – Courts of Superior Jurisdiction
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Provisions common to more than one court
        • ARTICLE II – Supreme Court
        • ARTICLE II-A – Court of Appeals
        • ARTICLE III – Courts of First Instance in general
        • ARTICLE IV – Judicial districts for Courts of First Instance and Judges thereof
        • ARTICLE V – Judges-at-large of First Instance
        • ARTICLE V-A – Salaries of Judges of the Courts of First Instance
        • ARTICLE VI – Places and Times of Holding Courts of First Instance
        • ARTICLE VII – Special Provisions Relative to Business in Court of First Instance of Ninth District (City of Manila)
        • ARTICLE VIII – Vacation of Courts of First Instance
        • ARTICLE IX – Removal and Suspension of Judges
        • ARTICLE X – General Land Registration Office
        • ARTICLE XI – Office of Sheriff
        • ARTICLE XII – Registers of Deeds
      • CHAPTER 10 – Justices of the Peace
        • ARTICLE I – Office of Justice of the Peace
        • ARTICLE II – Exercise of Functions of Justice of the Peace
        • ARTICLE III – Justices of the Peace Ex Officio
        • ARTICLE IV – Salaries, Compensation, and Fees
        • ARTICLE V – Supervision Over Justices of the Peace
      • CHAPTER 11 – Notaries Public
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Appointment and qualification of notaries public
        • ARTICLE II – Jurisdiction and powers
        • ARTICLE III – Notaries public ex officio
        • ARTICLE IV – Notarial seal
        • ARTICLE V – Notarial register
        • ARTICLE VI – Supervisory authority of judges over notaries public
        • ARTICLE VII – Miscellaneous provisions
    • TITLE V – Salaries and Compensation of Government Employees, Leave Law, Travel-Expense Law, Assessment Law, Election Law, and Various other Laws of General Application
      • CHAPTER 12 – Salaries and Compensation of Government Employees
        • ARTICLE I – Salaries and compensation in general
        • ARTICLE II – Salaries of appointees from United States
        • ARTICLE III – Scale of salaries
      • CHAPTER 13 – Leave Law
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Leave of judges
        • ARTICLE II – Teachers’ leave
        • ARTICLE III – Accrued leave
        • ARTICLE IV – Vacation leave and sick leave
        • ARTICLE V – Sundry provisions applicable to persons entitled to accrued leave or teacher’s leave
      • CHAPTER 14 – Travel Expense Law
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Travel expense incurred by Government officers and employees in Philippines
        • ARTICLE II – Travel expense of persons en route between the United States and Manila
        • ARTICLE III – Applications for ocean transportation
      • CHAPTER 15 – Public-Bonding Law
      • CHAPTER 16 – Property-Insurance Law
      • CHAPTER 17 – Assessment Law
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Levy and disposition of proceeds
        • ARTICLE II – Powers of assessor
        • ARTICLE III – Assessment of tax
        • ARTICLE IV – Collection of tax and remedies for enforcement thereof
        • ARTICLE V – Miscellaneous provisions
      • CHAPTER 18 – Election Law
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – General and miscellaneous provisions
        • ARTICLE II – General provisions relative to elective officers and offices
        • ARTICLE III – Election precincts
        • ARTICLE IV – Polling places
        • ARTICLE V – Board of inspectors
        • ARTICLE VI – Conditions and manner of registration
        • ARTICLE VII – Official ballots
        • ARTICLE VIII – Opening of polls and casting of ballots
        • ARTICLE IX – Counting of votes and canvass of returns
        • ARTICLE X – Election contests
      • CHAPTER 19 – Internal-Revenue Allotment Law
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Special disposition of certain internal revenue
        • ARTICLE II – Disposition and allotment of internal revenue in general
        • ARTICLE III – Miscellaneous provisions
      • CHAPTER 20 – Military Reservations
      • CHAPTER 21 – Supervision Over Cavite Harbor
      • CHAPTER 22 – Registration, Branding, Conveyance, and Slaughter of Cattle
      • CHAPTER 23 – Disposition of Estrays and Stolen Cattle
      • CHAPTER 24 – Supervision of Orphans
  • BOOK II – Organization and Administration of Bureaus
    • TITLE VI – Bureau Organization in General
      • CHAPTER 25 – Provisions Common to Various Bureaus and Offices
        • ARTICLE I – Bureau organization
        • ARTICLE II – Hours of labor
        • ARTICLE III – Officials authorized to execute Government conveyances and contracts
        • ARTICLE IV – Gratuitous conveyance of Government property for certain purposes
        • ARTICLE V – Miscellaneous receipts of Bureaus and Offices
        • ARTICLE VI – Official reports
        • ARTICLE VII – Miscellaneous provisions
    • TITLE VII – Various Bureaus and Offices
      • CHAPTER 26 – Bureau of Audits
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – General organization of Bureau of Audits
        • ARTICLE II – District auditors
        • ARTICLE III – Application of appropriated funds
        • ARTICLE IV – Restrictions upon making of public contracts
        • ARTICLE V – Initial receipt and disposition of public moneys
        • ARTICLE VI – Disbursements
        • ARTICLE VII – Depositaries and depositary accounts
        • ARTICLE VIII – Accounts and accounting
        • ARTICLE IX – Appeal and review
        • ARTICLE X – Terms defined
      • CHAPTER 27 – Bureau of Civil Service
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of Bureau
        • ARTICLE II – Scope of Civil Service
        • ARTICLE III – Civil service examinations
        • ARTICLE IV – Appointment to civil service
        • ARTICLE V – Sundry provisions relative to administration of civil service
        • ARTICLE VI – Discipline of persons in civil service
        • ARTICLE VII – Contract to be executed by civil service employee coming from United States
        • ARTICLE VIII – Allowance for disability
      • CHAPTER 28 – Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes
      • CHAPTER 29 – Philippine General Hospital
        • ARTICLE I – Organization and functions of Philippine General Hospital
        • ARTICLE II – School of Nursing
      • CHAPTER 30 – Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners
        • ARTICLE II – Examination and registration of pharmacists
        • ARTICLE III – Sundry provisions relative to practice of pharmacy
      • CHAPTER 31 – Board of Medical Examiners
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of Board of Medical Examiners
        • ARTICLE II – Examination and registration of medical practitioners
        • ARTICLE III – Sundry provisions relative to practice of medicine
      • CHAPTER 32 – Board of Dental Examiners
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of Board of Dental Examiners
        • ARTICLE II – Examination and registration of dentists
        • ARTICLE III – Sundry provisions relative to practice of dentistry
      • CHAPTER 33 – Board of Optical Examiners
      • CHAPTER 34 – Executive Bureau
        • ARTICLE I – General organization of Bureau
        • ARTICLE II – Translating Division
      • CHAPTER 35 – Philippine Constabulary
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of Chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Philippine Constabulary
        • ARTICLE II – Constabulary Service
        • ARTICLE III – Pension and Retirement Fund
        • ARTICLE IV – Keeping of Firearms
      • CHAPTER 36 – Bureau of Education
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of Bureau
        • ARTICLE II – School divisions
        • ARTICLE III – Local school districts
        • ARTICLE IV – Public instruction in general
        • ARTICLE V – Special scholarships for teachers
      • CHAPTER 37 – Philippine Health Service
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Contents of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Organization and powers of Philippine Health Service
        • ARTICLE II – Council of Hygiene
        • ARTICLE III – Commissioned service
        • ARTICLE IV – Miscellaneous provisions relative to service in general
        • ARTICLE V – District health officers
        • ARTICLE VI – Municipal boards of health
        • ARTICLE VII – Municipal health district
        • ARTICLE VIII – Municipal sanitary divisions
        • ARTICLE IX – Sanitary president in community possessing no health organization
        • ARTICLE X – Enactment of health ordinances for Manila
        • ARTICLE XI – Hospital and medical attendance
        • ARTICLE XII – Registration of nurses
        • ARTICLE XIII – Government hospitals for insane
        • ARTICLE XIV – Public vaccination
        • ARTICLE XV – Segregation of lepers
        • ARTICLE XVI – Disposition of bodies of dead persons
        • ARTICLE XVII – Food and Drugs Act
      • CHAPTER 38 – Bureau of Quarantine Service
      • CHAPTER 39 – Bureau of Customs
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Organization and powers of Bureau
        • ARTICLE II – Collection districts and ports of entry
        • ARTICLE III – Registration and inspection of vessels
        • ARTICLE IV – Board of Marine Examiners
        • ARTICLE V – Coastwise trade
        • ARTICLE VI – Entrance of vessels in foreign trade
        • ARTICLE VII – Clearance of vessels in foreign trade
        • ARTICLE VIII – Importation of merchandise in general
        • ARTICLE IX – Entry at customhouse
        • ARTICLE X – Examination and appraisal of merchandise and liquidation of duties
        • ARTICLE XI – Surcharges imposable by collector
        • ARTICLE XII – Abatements and refunds on original examination
        • ARTICLE XIII – Warehousing of merchandise
        • ARTICLE XIV – Delivery of merchandise
        • ARTICLE XV – Abandonment of merchandise
        • ARTICLE XVI – Derelict and wrecked merchandise
        • ARTICLE XVII – Search, seizure, and arrest
        • ARTICLE XVIII – Administrative fines and forfeitures
        • ARTICLE XIX – Administrative and judicial proceedings
        • ARTICLE XX – Sale or other disposition of property in customs custody
        • ARTICLE XXI – Miscellaneous administrative provisions
        • ARTICLE XXII – Customs fees and charges
        • ARTICLE XXIII – Tonnage dues
        • ARTICLE XXIV – Words and phrases defined
      • CHAPTER 40 – Bureau of Internal Revenue
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of Bureau
        • ARTICLE II – Sources of internal revenue
        • ARTICLE III – Cedula tax
        • ARTICLE IV – Documentary stamp tax
        • ARTICLE V – Privilege taxes
        • ARTICLE VI – Specific taxes
        • ARTICLE VII – Taxes on resources of banks, receipts of insurance companies, and receipts of corporations paying franchise tax
        • ARTICLE VIII – Charges for forest products
        • ARTICLE IX – Testing and sealing of weights and measures
        • ARTICLE X – Ad valorem tax on output of mines
        • ARTICLE XI – Tax on inheritances, legacies, and other acquisitions mortis causa
        • ARTICLE XII – Administrative provisions relative to persons and establishments subject to privilege taxes
        • ARTICLE XIII – Administrative provisions regulating business of persons dealing in articles subject to specific tax
        • ARTICLE XIV – Administrative provisions relative to prohibited drugs
        • ARTICLE XV – Remedies in general
        • ARTICLE XVI – Civil remedies for collection of taxes
      • CHAPTER 41 – Bureau of Treasury
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of Bureau
        • ARTICLE II – Philippine coins
        • ARTICLE III – Stamping of counterfeit coin
        • ARTICLE IV – Exchanges and redemption of currency and exchanges of drafts for currency by Insular Treasurer of the Philippines and provincial treasurers
        • ARTICLE V – Maintenance of parity
        • ARTICLE VI – “Exchange Standard Fund”
        • ARTICLE VII – Issuance of treasury certificates and maintenance of fund to protect the same
        • ARTICLE VIII – Supervision over mutual benefit, relief and benevolent societies and associations
      • CHAPTER 42 – Bureau of Printing
      • CHAPTER 43 – Bureau of Justice
        • ARTICLE I – Office of Solicitor-General
        • ARTICLE II – Estates of Government employees
        • ARTICLE III – Provincial fiscals
      • CHAPTER 44 – Philippine Library and Museum
        • ARTICLE I – Organization and functions of Philippine Library and Museum
        • ARTICLE II – Of the library
        • ARTICLE III – Division of archives, patents, copyrights, trade-marks, and corporations
      • CHAPTER 45 – Bureau of Prisons
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of Bureau
        • ARTICLE II – Prison regime in general
        • ARTICLE III – Provincial jails
        • ARTICLE IV – Status of prisoners
        • ARTICLE V – Miscellaneous provisions
      • CHAPTER 46 – Bureau of Agriculture
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of Bureau
        • ARTICLE II – Animal quarantine
        • ARTICLE III – Grading of fibers
        • ARTICLE IV – Board of Veterinary Examiners
        • ARTICLE V – Agricultural supervisors
      • CHAPTER 47 – Bureau of Forestry
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of Chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of Bureau
        • ARTICLE II – Regulation and use of forests and forest products
        • ARTICLE III – Communal forests
      • CHAPTER 48 – Bureau of Lands
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of Bureau
        • ARTICLE II – Land Districts
        • ARTICLE III – Cadastral surveys
        • ARTICLE IV – Private land surveys and surveyors
        • ARTICLE V – Apprentice and junior surveyors
      • CHAPTER 49 – Bureau of Science
      • CHAPTER 50 – Weather Bureau
      • CHAPTER 51 – Bureau of Public Works
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of Bureau
        • ARTICLE II – District Engineers
        • ARTICLE III – Contracts for public works
        • ARTICLE IV – Establishment of harbor lines
      • CHAPTER 52 – Bureau of Posts
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of Bureau
        • ARTICLE II – Mail matter
        • ARTICLE III – Registration of mail matter
        • ARTICLE IV – Postal money orders
        • ARTICLE V – Carriage of mails
        • ARTICLE VI – Telegraph, cable, and wireless service
        • ARTICLE VII – Administrative remedies
        • ARTICLE VIII – Postal Savings Bank
      • CHAPTER 53 – Bureau of Supply
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – Organization of the Bureau
        • ARTICLE II – Purchase of Government supplies
        • ARTICLE III – Requisitions for supplies
        • ARTICLE IV – Standardization
        • ARTICLE V – Charges for supplies
        • ARTICLE VI – Cold storage and ice plant
        • ARTICLE VII – Inspection of stocks of supplies on hand
      • CHAPTER 54 – Bureau of Labor
      • CHAPTER 55 – Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey
  • BOOK III – Government of Provinces and other Political Divisions
    • TITLE VIII – Provinces
      • CHAPTER 56 – Provincial Law
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – General provisions
        • ARTICLE II – Provincial offices and officers in general
        • ARTICLE III – Provincial governor
        • ARTICLE IV – Provincial treasurer
        • ARTICLE V – Provincial assessor
        • ARTICLE VI – Provincial board
        • ARTICLE VII – Provincial finance
        • ARTICLE VIII – Provincial budget
        • ARTICLE IX – Provincial schools and aid for provincial students
        • ARTICLE X – Toll roads, bridges, and ferries
        • ARTICLE XI – Government of subprovinces in certain provinces
        • ARTICLE XII – Provisions peculiar to specially organized provinces
    • TITLE IX – Municipalities
      • CHAPTER 57 – Municipal Law
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – General provisions
        • ARTICLE II – Organization of municipal government
        • ARTICLE III – Municipal offices and officers in general
        • ARTICLE IV – Provincial supervision over municipal officers
        • ARTICLE V – Mayor
        • ARTICLE VI – Vice-mayor
        • ARTICLE VII – Municipal treasurer
        • ARTICLE VIII – Municipal secretary
        • ARTICLE IX – Municipal council – Its constitution and powers in general
        • ARTICLE X – Municipal schools and aid for municipal students
        • ARTICLE XI – Municipal police
        • ARTICLE XII – Protection against fire
        • ARTICLE XIII – Celebration of fiestas
        • ARTICLE XIV – Cockfighting
        • ARTICLE XV – Municipal revenue in general
        • ARTICLE XVI – Municipal budget
        • ARTICLE XVII – Civil remedies for collection of municipal revenue
        • ARTICLE XVIII – License taxes and other municipal revenue
        • ARTICLE XIX – Cart and sledge tax
        • ARTICLE XX – Conduct of certain public utilities
        • ARTICLE XXI – Grant of fishery
      • CHAPTER 58 – Township Law
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – General provisions
        • ARTICLE II – Township offices and officers in general
        • ARTICLE III – Elections and elective officers
        • ARTICLE IV – Township president
        • ARTICLE V – Vice-president
        • ARTICLE VI – Township secretary
        • ARTICLE VII – Township treasurer
        • ARTICLE VIII – Township council – Its constitution and powers
        • ARTICLE IX – Supervisory authority of provincial board over acts of township council
        • ARTICLE X – Township police and supervision thereof
        • ARTICLE XI – Celebration of fiestas
        • ARTICLE XII – Township revenue in general
        • ARTICLE XIII – Real property tax
        • ARTICLE XIV – License and privilege taxes
        • ARTICLE XV – Cart and sledge tax
        • ARTICLE XVI – Conduct of certain public utilities
        • ARTICLE XVII – Township court
        • ARTICLE XVIII – Popular representative of townships and settlements
      • CHAPTER 59 – Settlements
      • CHAPTER 60 – The City of Manila
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – General provisions
        • ARTICLE II – The mayor
        • ARTICLE III – The Municipal Board
        • ARTICLE IV – Municipal offices and officers in general
        • ARTICLE V – Insular Bureaus performing municipal duties
        • ARTICLE VI – The department of engineering and public works
        • ARTICLE VII – The police department
        • ARTICLE VIII – The law department and the courts
        • ARTICLE IX – The fire department
        • ARTICLE X – Department of finance
        • ARTICLE XI – Department of assessment
        • ARTICLE XII – Special assessments for public improvement
        • ARTICLE XIII – The regulation and sale of intoxicating liquors
      • CHAPTER 61 – The City of Baguio
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Title of chapter
        • ARTICLE I – General provisions
        • ARTICLE II – The mayor and vice-mayor
        • ARTICLE III – The councils and secretary
        • ARTICLE IV – Health and sanitation
        • ARTICLE V – Engineering – Public works and purchases
        • ARTICLE VI – Law
        • ARTICLE VII – Police
        • ARTICLE VIII – Revenues and accounts
    • TITLE XI – The Department of Mindanao and Sulu
      • CHAPTER 62 – The Department
        • PRELIMINARY ARTICLE – Designation of title
        • ARTICLE I – General provisions
        • ARTICLE II – The administrative council – Appointment and salaries of department of officers
        • ARTICLE III – Public affairs
        • ARTICLE IV – Accounts and finance
        • ARTICLE V – Public instruction
        • ARTICLE VI – Public safety
        • ARTICLE VII – Public works
      • CHAPTER 63 – The Provincial Government
        • ARTICLE I – General provisions
        • ARTICLE II – Provincial officers
        • ARTICLE III – The provincial executive
        • ARTICLE IV – The provincial board
        • ARTICLE V – Finance
        • ARTICLE VI – Suspensions and removals
      • CHAPTER 64 – The Municipal Governments
        • ARTICLE I – General provisions
        • ARTICLE II – Municipal officers and employees
        • ARTICLE III – The municipal executive
        • ARTICLE IV – Municipal council and councilors
        • ARTICLE V – Taxation and finance
        • ARTICLE VI – Municipal Districts
  • BOOK IV – Penalties
    • TITLE XII – Penal Provisions Supplemental to Various Portions of this Code
      • CHAPTER 65 – Offenses Against Various Administrative Laws
        • ARTICLE I – Offenses against provisions of notarial law
        • ARTICLE II – Offenses relative to assessment of real property
        • ARTICLE III – Offenses relative to elections and elective officers
        • ARTICLE IV – Offenses committed in or near military reservations and Army posts
        • ARTICLE V – Offenses against regulations for control of vessels in Cavite Harbor
        • ARTICLE VI – Offenses connected with registration, branding, conveyance, and slaughter of cattle
      • CHAPTER 66 – Offenses Connected with Administration of Various Bureaus and Offices
        • ARTICLE I – Offenses connected with administration of Bureau of Audits
        • ARTICLE II – Offenses connected with administration of Bureau of Civil Service
        • ARTICLE III – Offenses connected with practice of pharmacy
        • ARTICLE IV – Offenses connected with practice of medicine
        • ARTICLE V – Offenses connected with practice of dentistry
        • ARTICLE VI – Offenses connected with the practice of optometry
        • ARTICLE VII – Offenses connected with administration of Philippine Constabulary
        • ARTICLE VIII – Offenses connected with administration of Philippine Health Service
        • ARTICLE IX – Offenses against Food and Drugs Act
        • ARTICLE X – Offenses connected with the administration of Bureau of Quarantine Service
        • ARTICLE XI – Offenses connected with administration of Bureau of Customs
        • ARTICLE XII – Offenses connected with administration of Bureau of Internal Revenue
        • ARTICLE XIII – Offenses connected with administration of Bureau of Treasury
        • ARTICLE XIV – Offenses connected with administration of Bureau of Printing
        • ARTICLE XV – Offenses connected with administration of Bureau of Agriculture
        • ARTICLE XVI – Offenses connected with administration of Bureau of Forestry
        • ARTICLE XVII – Offenses connected with administration of Bureau of Lands
        • ARTICLE XVIII – Offenses connected with administration of Bureau of Posts
      • CHAPTER 67 – Offenses Connected with Administration of Provincial, Municipal, and Township Laws
        • ARTICLE I – Offenses relative to administration of provincial law
        • ARTICLE II – Offenses connected with administration of municipal and township laws

FINAL ARTICLE

Final section. – This Act shall take effect upon the first day of October, nineteen hundred and seventeen; but the Governor-General may proclaim any part hereof to be in effect at any time subsequent to its approval and prior to said date.

The Acts and parts of Acts enumerated in the following schedule are hereby repealed:

SCHEDULE OF REPEALED STATUTES

(a) Acts repealed in entirety: Acts Nos. 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 44, 46, 52, 58, 59, 62, 63, 66, 72, 74, 76, 79, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 91, 92, 95, 100, 102, 103, 105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 135, 137, 138, 139, 141, 144, 146, 147, 148, 149, 152, 156, 157, 159, 162, 164, 165, 166, 167, 169, 170, 171, 174, 175, 176, 181, 183, 185, 188, 189, 192, 193, 197, 198, 200, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 214, 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 222, 223, 225, 227, 230, 231, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238, 239, 242, 245, 246, 247, 250, 252, 253, 254, 255, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 265, 266, 267, 268, 270, 273, 278, 279, 282, 284, 285, 286, 290, 293, 296, 298, 299, 303, 304, 305, 308, 309, 310, 313, 314, 315, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 325, 326, 327, 331, 332, 335, 339, 340, 341, 344, 345, 346, 347, 353, 354, 355, 358, 359, 360, 361, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 371, 372, 374, 377, 378, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 391, 393, 394, 395, 396, 398, 402, 403, 405, 407, 413, 416, 417, 419, 424, 426, 429, 431, 433, 435, 436, 438, 443, 446, 447, 449, 452, 453, 454, 458, 461, 462, 465, 466, 469, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 482, 487, 493, 499, 503, 505, 508, 511, 512, 520, 522, 523, 524, 525, 527, 528, 529, 530, 533, 534, 540, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 551, 556, 558, 568, 574, 584, 585, 587, 591, 592, 593, 597, 599, 602, 607, 609, 610, 612, 613, 614, 619, 621, 622, 625, 628, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 639, 644, 645, 649, 650, 653, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 661, 662, 663, 664, 670, 671, 672, 675, 676, 677, 678, 680, 687, 690, 691, 697, 699, 701, 706, 707, 709, 713, 715, 716, 717, 719, 720, 721, 723, 726, 727, 728, 729, 734, 735, 737, 739, 740, 742, 745, 748, 749, 752, 754, 757, 759, 760, 766, 768, 769, 772, 773, 778, 780, 781, 783, 785, 789, 815, 819, 820, 823, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 841, 842, 843, 844, 848, 849, 850, 851, 863, 864, 866, 872, 874, 875, 877, 878, 884, 888, 895, 897, 898, 902, 906, 908, 910, 911, 914, 915, 916, 917, 925, 930, 931, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, 948, 951, 952, 953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 966, 967, 968, 970, 971, 974, 976, 977, 982, 983, 984, 985, 986, 987, 993, 994, 999, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1008, 1009, 1013, 1019, 1023, 1024, 1026, 1027, 1029, 1032, 1038, 1041, 1042, 1044, 1054, 1056, 1060, 1062, 1063, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1079, 1090, 1091, 1095, 1098, 1099, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1113, 1118, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1129, 1131, 1135, 1136, 1139, 1141, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1153, 1154, 1156, 1157, 1159, 1160, 1165, 1177, 1179, 1182, 1184, 1196, 1204, 1205, 1208, 1209, 1212, 1219, 1230, 1232, 1233, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1244, 1245, 1249, 1254, 1255, 1269, 1270, 1271, 1273, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1280, 1282, 1288, 1291, 1293, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1302, 1304, 1306, 1308, 1309, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1316, 1322, 1324, 1328, 1330, 1331, 1332, 1333, 1334, 1336, 1337, 1338, 1340, 1341, 1344, 1345, 1346, 1347, 1354, 1355, 1362, 1363, 1365, 1366, 1369, 1370, 1372, 1373, 1374, 1381, 1383, 1387, 1390, 1394, 1396, 1397, 1401, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1407, 1409, 1411, 1413, 1414, 1415, 1415, 1416, 1417, 1425, 1432, 1433, 1440, 1442, 1443, 1454, 1455, 1457, 1458, 1462, 1463, 1465, 1466, 1467, 1468, 1470, 1471, 1472, 1474, 1476, 1477, 1480, 1481, 1482, 1487, 1489, 1491, 1492, 1493, 1494, 1495, 1496, 1498, 1502, 1503, 1509, 1516, 1520, 1521, 1525, 1526, 1528, 1529, 1531, 1532, 1539, 1541, 1543, 1545, 1546, 1548, 1549, 1550, 1551, 1552, 1553, 1555, 1556, 1557, 1558, 1560, 1561, 1563, 1564, 1567, 1570, 1571, 1575, 1576, 1578, 1581, 1582, 1583, 1584, 1588, 1593, 1594, 1595, 1598, 1600, 1604, 1605, 1606, 1609, 1611, 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617, 1618, 1619, 1620, 1623, 1624, 1625, 1626, 1629, 1633, 1634, 1636, 1638, 1640, 1642, 1646, 1649, 1652, 1655, 1664, 1665, 1667, 1669, 1670, 1671, 1672, 1675, 1676, 1677, 1679, 1681, 1682, 1683, 1684, 1687, 1689, 1690, 1691, 1693, 1694, 1695, 1697, 1698, 1701, 1703, 1704, 1705, 1706, 1708, 1709, 1711, 1712, 1713, 1716, 1717, 1718, 1719, 1720, 1721, 1723, 1726, 1728, 1731, 1733, 1734, 1737, 1738, 1740, 1741, 1742, 1746, 1747, 1748, 1752, 1753, 1760, 1765, 1766, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1775, 1776, 1777, 1781, 1782, 1786, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1797, 1800, 1802, 1803, 1806, 1808, 1810, 1811, 1813, 1814, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1828, 1830, 1832, 1833, 1839, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1849, 1850, 1852, 1853, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1859, 1861, 1863, 1867, 1868, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2038, 2045, 2048, 2049, 2055, 2056, 2060, 2066, 2067, 2077, 2082, 2084, 2085, 2088, 2089, 2091, 2093, 2096, 2099, 2102, 2104, 2106, 2108, 2110, 2113, 2114, 2117, 2119, 2120, 2122, 2123, 2126, 2127, 2128, 2130, 2136, 2138, 2139, 2140, 2146, 2148, 2149, 2151, 2156, 2160, 2165, 2169, 2170, 2180, 2184, 2195, 2197, 2200, 2202, 2204, 2205, 2211, 2213, 2216, 2217, 2220, 2226, 2227, 2228, 2229, 2231, 2232, 2236, 2237, 2238, 2241, 2244, 2245, 2248, 2249, 2250, 2251, 2257, 2266, 2267, 2270, 2272, 2290, 2291, 2292, 2294, 2296, 2299, 2303, 2305, 2308, 2309, 2314, 2316, 2317, 2326, 2327, 2329, 2330, 2332, 2335, 2337, 2338, 2339, 2354, 2355, 2357, 2359, 2363, 2371, 2377, 2380, 2382, 2385, 2386, 2387, 2388, 2390, 2404, 2409, 2410, 2416, 2422, 2433, 2435, 2436, 2437, 2441, 2447, 2448, 2449, 2450, 2451, 2454, 2455, 2458, 2461, 2462, 2463, 2464, 2467, 2469, 2476, 2477, 2481, 2482, 2484, 2487, 2495, 2496, 2497, 2498, 2500, 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2515, 2516, 2518, 2527, 2532, 2536, 2538, 2541, 2552, 2553, 2554, 2559, 2561, 2562, 2563, 2564, 2565, 2568, 2569, 2572, 2576, 2579, 2582, 2585, 2586, 2597, 2599, 2601, 2602, 2603, 2606, 2608, 2622, 2626, 2634, 2635, 2636, 2653, 2656, 2666, 2667, 2674, 2675, 2676, 2678, 2684, 2685, 2702, 2707, and 2708.

(b) Acts repealed in part.

Act Portion repealed
136. Section 1–15, 20–27, 29–54, 58–67, 71–77, 81–91, and the fifth (or last) paragraph of section 68, and amended by section 1 of Act 2131.
302. Section 2 only.
496. Sections 3, 6, 9, 17, 126, and last paragraph of section 36, as amended by section 9 of Act 1699.
648. Section 1 only.
700. Subsection (4) of section 1.
744. All except section 4.
809. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 1.
821. Section 2 only.
867. Sections 2–7, 9–11, 15–33, and subsections 5(a), 5(b), 5(c), 5(f), 5(g), 5(h), 5(i), 5(j), and 6(a), 6(b) of section 1.
876. Section 1 only.
1189. Section 148, 149, and 150.
1310. Section 3–10.
1511. All except the first sentence of section 16.
1519. Section 19 only.
1627. Section 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 28–33.
1648. Sections 2 and 3.
1680. Section 1 only.
1699. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 11.
1755. Section 3 only.
1764. Section 2 only.
1780. All except section 26.
1848. Section 3 only.
1873. Sections 3, 5, 6, and 8.
1875. All except section 7.
1937. Section 1 only.
2001. Section 1 only.
2035. Sections 1 and 2.
2041. Sections 1, 2, 6, 7, and 9.
2131. Sections 3 and 4.
2259. Sections 1–5, 28; also final proviso of first paragraph of section 18, as amended by section 1 of Act 2558.
2347. Sections 1–9, 11–19, 22, and 25.
2408. All except proviso to subsection (c) of section 54.
2417. Section 1 only.
2429. Sections 1 only.
2493. All except the first sentence in the final proviso to section 5.
2507. All except section 11, as amended, and the first proviso contained in subsection (d) of section 7 as amended by section 3 of Act 2614, and the proviso contained in subsection (d) of section 8 as amended by section 4 of Act 2614.
2575. All except section 6 and the provisos mentioned under Act 2507 above.
2617. Sections 1, 2, and 3.
2641. Section 1 only.
2664. Sections 1, 3, 4, 7, the first and second sentences of the first paragraph of section 2 and also the third, or final, paragraph of section 2.
2681. All except section 2.
2683. All except section 7 and the provisos contained in section 3.

Approved by the Governor-General, March 10, 1917.