Penalizing The Unauthorized Salvage Of Vessels, Wrecks, Derelicts And Other Hazards To Navigation As Well As Cargoes Carried By Sunken Vessels
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Penalizing The Unauthorized Salvage Of Vessels, Wrecks, Derelicts And Other Hazards To Navigation As Well As Cargoes Carried By Sunken Vessels
Presidential Decree No. 890
February 9, 1976
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Summary of Presidential Decree No. 890Unauthorized Salvage Operations
- It is unlawful to engage in salvaging vessels, wrecks, derelicts, hazards to navigation, or cargoes from sunken vessels without securing the required salvage permit. (Section 1)
- Violators shall be punished with a fine of not less than P100.00 nor more than P500.00, or imprisonment for not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months, or both, at the court's discretion. (Section 1)
- If the offender is a juridical person, the President, Manager, or any official in charge shall suffer the penalties. (Section 2)
- Any watercraft, equipment, tools, paraphernalia, or instruments used in the unauthorized salvage operation, as well as the recovered cargoes, shall be impounded and forfeited in favor of the government. (Section 3)
Administrative Fine
- The Secretary of National Defense is empowered to impose an administrative fine for violations, not exceeding P1,000.00, independently of the criminal liability. (Section 4)
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Penalizing The Unauthorized Salvage Of Vessels, Wrecks, Derelicts And Other Hazards To Navigation As Well As Cargoes Carried By Sunken Vessels
Presidential Decree No. 890
•February 9, 1976
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 890 February 9, 1976
PENALIZING THE UNAUTHORIZED SALVAGE OF VESSELS, WRECKS, DERELICTS AND OTHER HAZARDS TO NAVIGATION AS WELL AS CARGOES CARRIED BY SUNKEN VESSELS
WHEREAS, Letter of Instruction No. 263 dated March 1, 1975 authorizes the Philippine Coast Guard to issue permits to salvage derelicts and sunken vessels or wrecks, and the Bureau of customs to issue permits to salvage cargoes carried by sunken vessels;
WHEREAS, in order to ensure full and strict compliance with the said Letter of Instruction No. 263, it is necessary that certain penalties be provided for unauthorized salvage operations.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E, MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree and order:
1. That henceforth it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business or operation of salvaging vessels, wrecks, derelicts and other hazards to navigation, or of salvaging cargoes carried by sunken vessels, without first securing the required salvage permit from competent authority...
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