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PD 231 Section 51

Administrative or regulatory measures.

Section 51

SEC. 51. Administrative or regulatory measures. — An ordinance may provide administrative or regulatory measures necessary in the conduct of a business or industry, or the practice of a profession or occupation, or to protect public interest, and the local government may impose a regulatory fee commensurate to the service rendered in the implementation thereof. No board or council, however, may enact any administrative or regulatory measure that will in any manner be discriminatory or in restraint of trade.

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CitationPD 231 Section 51 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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