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RA 20 Section 1

RA 20 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. Section twelve hundred and fifty-six of the Revised Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 1256. Disposition of merchandise remaining on vessel after time for unlading.—Merchandise remaining on board any vessel after the expiration of the said period for discharge, and not reported for transhipment to another port, may be unladen by the customs authorities and store at the vessel's expense. "Merchandise so stored may be claimed and entered at time within fifteen days after discharge or such longer period not beyond thirty days as the Insular Collector shall approve. If not entered it shall be sold at public auction at the next ensuing regular sale, though at any time prior may be entered for consumption or warehouse, and be withdrawn upon payment of duty and expenses."

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CitationRA 20 Section 1 (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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