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RA 1608 Section 14

RA 1608 Section 14

Section 14

SEC. 14. Section one hundred seventy-one of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred sixty-six, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "SEC. 171. Unlawful use of denatured alcohol.—Any person, who for the purpose of manufacturing any beverage, uses denatured alcohol or alcohol withdrawn under bond for industrial uses, or who knowingly sells any beverage made in whole or in part from such alcohol, or who uses such alcohol for the manufacture of liquid medicinal preparations taken internally, or knowingly sells such preparations containing as an ingredient such alcohol, shall on conviction be fined not less than one thousand pesos and imprisoned for not more than one year. "Any person who shall unlawfully recover or attempt to recover by re-distillation or other process any denatured alcohol or who knowingly uses, sells, conceals, or otherwise disposes of alcohol so recovered or redistilled shall be subject to the same penalty as provided for by article two hundred sixty-four of the Revised Penal Code."

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CitationRA 1608 Section 14 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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

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