Act No. 3909 Section 17

Penalty for violation.

Section 17

SEC. 17. Penalty for violation.—Any person who acts as an airman for any aircraft when flown and operated in the Philippine Islands without holding an effective license issued by the Department of Commerce and Communications in accordance with the provisions of this Act or who flies or causes to be flown in the Philippine Islands any aircraft without an effective license or identification issued by the Department of Commerce and Communications in accordance with the provisions of this Act or who violates any provisions of this Act or any rules or regulations promulgated hereunder shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred pesos or six months' imprisonment, or both.

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