Enforcement by Government Officials and Officers of the Law.
SEC. 25. Enforcement by Government Officials and Officers of the Law. — It shall be the duty of all government officials and duly constituted law officers of the national, provincial, city and municipal governments, to assist the Board and the Commission in enforcing the provisions of this Decree and to prosecute any person violating the same. In this connection, heads of government offices, departments, bureaus, government-owned or controlled corporation, provincial governors, and city and municipal mayors shall appoint only qualified and/or registered environmental planners to positions requiring the knowledge, skill, and competence of environmental planners.
Repealing Clause.
SEC. 27. Repealing Clause. — All laws, parts of laws, decrees, orders, letters of instructions and ordinances, or regulations in conflict with the provisions hereof, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Separability Clause.
SEC. 28. Separability Clause. — If any part or section of this Decree shall be declared Unconstitutional, such declaration shall not invalidate the other provisions hereof.
Effectivity.
SEC. 29. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take effect six months after the constitution of the Board.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE
Presidential Executive Assistant
Penal Provision.
SEC. 25. Penal Provision. — Any person committing any of the following acts shall, upon conviction, be sentenced by imprisonment of not less than six (6) months, nor more than five (5) years, or a fine not less than two thousand pesos (P2,000.00) nor more thin five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) or both, in the discretion of the Court:
Engaging in the practice of environmental planning in the Philippines without having been registered or without having conformed to the provisions of this Decree;
Presenting or attempting to use as his own the certificate of registration of a registered environmental planner;
Giving any false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board, or impersonating any registered environmental planner;
Attempting to use a revoked or suspended certificate of registration;
Using in connection with his name or otherwise assuming, using or advertising any title or description tending to convey the impression that he is an environmental planner without holding a valid certificate of registration; or
Violating any of the provisions of this Decree.
In case the offender is a corporation, partnership or juridical person, the penalty of imprisonment shall be imposed on the officer or officers responsible for permitting or causing the violation.
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
