Section 15
SEC. 15. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take effect upon its promulgation: Provided, That these portions hereof which may require a transition period to assure the orderly transfer of powers and functions shall take effect as stated in the implementing details: Provided, further, That such implementing details shall be prepared by the Council, in consultation with the government agency heads concerned, and submitted to the President for approval within four months after issuance of this Decree. Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four. (Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR Executive Secretary