Act No. 3401 — An Act Amending Section Twelve of Act Numbered Thirty-One Hundred and Five, as Amended by Acts Numbered Thirty-Two Hundred and Sixty-Four and Thirty-Three Hundred and Two.

Act No. 3401 · Act · Approved December 5, 1927 · 2 sections

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Section 1

SECTION 1. Secttion twelve of Act Numbered Thirty-one hundred and five as amended by Act Numbered Thirty-two hundred and sixty-four and by Act Numbered Thirty-three hundred and two, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 12. All foreigners who have been in continuous practice in the Philippine Islands for their account as individuals or as senior accountants for any firm of public accountants for a period of five years prior to the passage of Act Numbered Thirty-one hundred and five shall be entitled to registration as certified public accountants and as such receive a certificate of registration from the Board as Certified Public Accountants: Provided, That application for their registration shall be filed with the Board within sixty days after the passage of this Act."

Section 2

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, December 5, 1927.

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