Jurisdiction and functions of the Bureau of Quarantine.
Section 2
SEC. 2. Jurisdiction and functions of the Bureau of Quarantine.—The examination at ports of entry and airports of entry of the Philippines of incoming and outgoing vessels and aircraft, the necessary surveillance over their sanitary conditions, as well as over their cargoes, passengers, crew, and all personal effects, and the issuing of quarantine certificates, bills of health, or other equivalent documents shall be vested in and be conducted by the Bureau of Quarantine. This Bureau shall have authority over incoming vessels, including those of the army and navy, both domestic and foreign, their wharfage and anchorage, and over aircraft and airports, insofar as is necessary for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this Act.