Act No. 403 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. The official language of the Court of Customs Appeals, created by virtue of Act Numbered Three hundred and fifty-five, entitled "An Act to constitute the Customs Service of the Philippine Archipelago and to provide for the organization thereof," and of its records, shall be the English language, anything in existing legislation to the contrary notwithstanding. The court shall make suitable provision by its rules and by the use of interpreters for the convenience of parties who are unable to speak the English language.

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