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REPUBLIC ACTS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1378 - AN
ACT TO REGULATE THE TRADE OF MASTER PLUMBER |
Section 1. This
Act shall be known as the "Plumbing Law." Sec. 2. (a) The practice of plumbing within the meaning and intent of this Act shall embrace services in the form of consultations, designing, preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, erection, installation and supervision of plumbing work including the inspection and acceptance of materials used therein extension and alteration of all pipings to fixtures, appliances, and appurtenances in connection with any of the following: storm and sanitary drainage, facilities of buildings, the sanitary venting of fixtures, hot or cold water supply systems within or adjacent to any building, storm drains, sewerage system of any premises and/or connection with any public disposal or any acceptable terminal. The enumeration in this paragraph shall not be construed as excluding any other work requiring plumbing knowledge and application.cralaw (b) The term "master plumber" as used in this Act shall mean a person duly registered with the Board of Examiners for Master Plumbers in the manner as hereinafter provided. Sec. 3. Within thirty days after the approval of this Act, there shall be created a Board of Examiners for Master Plumbers, hereinafter referred to as the Board, to be composed of a Chairman and two members who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Civil Service in consultation with a duly registered national association of master plumbers. The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of three years. The first members of the Board appointed under this Act shall hold office for the following terms: One member for one year; one member for two years; and one member for three years. Each member of the Board shall qualify by taking the proper oath of office before entering upon the performance of his duties. Any member of the Board may be removed by the President of the Philippines for neglect of duty, incompetency, malpractice, and unprofessional, unethical, immoral, or dishonorable conduct, after said member has been given opportunity to defend himself in an administrative investigation duly held. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled for the unexpired term.cralaw
Sec. 4. The Board shall administer the provisions
of this Act; issue, suspend or revoke certificates of registration of
master plumbers; and administer oaths in connection with such
certificates of registration.cralaw
Sec. 5. The President of the Philippines is hereby
authorized to issue rules and regulations to carry into effect the
objectives of this Act, upon recommendation of the Board of Examiners
for Master Plumbers and in consultation with a duly registered national
association of master plumbers, in accordance with the following basic
principles, except in cases where it may prove oppressive or
excessively burdensome to those without sufficient means and to such
buildings, structures or constructions valued at five thousand pesos or
less:
Sec. 6. Each member of the Board shall, at the
time of his appointment: Sec. 7. The Board of Examiners shall charge for each applicant for examination, the sum of thirty-five pesos, and for each certificate of registration, ten pesos.cralaw Sec. 8. The members of the Board shall each receive as compensation, the sum of ten pesos for each applicant examined. All authorized expenses of the Board shall be paid by the Bureau of Civil Service. All fees shall be received by the disbursing officer of the Bureau of Civil Service, and said officer shall pay all authorized expenses of the Board, including the compensation provided hereinabove for members of the Board.cralaw Sec. 9. The Commissioner of Civil Service shall be the executive officer of the Board, and shall conduct the examinations given by the Board and shall designate any subordinate officer of the Bureau of Civil Service to act as secretary of the Board. All records and minutes of the Board, including all examination papers, shall be kept by the Bureau of Civil Service.cralaw Section 10. The Board shall submit an annual report to the President of the Philippines after the close of each fiscal year, giving a detailed account of its proceedings during the year and making such recommendation as may be deemed proper.cralaw Section 11. A roster showing the names and addresses of master plumbers shall be prepared by the Commissioner of Civil Service during the month of July of every year. Copies of this roster shall be mailed to each person so registered placed on file with the Office of the President of the Philippines; and copies thereof shall be furnished to all Department Heads, to the mayors of all chartered cities, to the Director of Health, Director of Public Works, District Engineers, City Engineers, and to such other bureaus, government agencies and provincial and municipal authorities as may be deemed necessary, and to the public, upon request.cralaw
Section 12. All applicants for registration as master
plumber shall be required to pass an examination as hereinafter
provided.cralaw
Section 13. Applicants for registration as master
plumbers shall be examined in the following subjects: Section 14. The Board shall, within one hundred and twenty days after the date of completion of the examination, report the rating obtained by each candidate to the Commissioner of Civil Service, who shall submit such ratings to the President of the Philippines.cralaw
Section 15. The Office of the President, upon the
recommendation of the Board, shall issue a certificate of registration
upon payment of the registration fee as provided in this Act to any
applicant, who has satisfactorily met all the requirements specified in
this Act.cralaw Section 16. All successful candidates shall be required to take an oath before the Board or any other Government official authorized to administer oaths, prior to engaging in the trade of registered master plumber.cralaw
Section 17. Examination and registration shall not be
required of the following persons: Section 18. The Board shall not issue a certificate to any person convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction for any criminal offense involving moral turpitude, or to any person found guilty of immoral or dishonorable conduct, or to any person of unsound mind. In the event of a refusal to issue a certificate to any person, the Board shall give to the applicant a written statement setting forth its reason for such action, which statement shall be incorporated into the records of the Board.cralaw Section 19. Subject to the approval of the President of the Philippines, the Board shall have the power, after due notice and hearing, to suspend or revoke the certificate of registration for any of the causes mentioned in the preceding section. The Board may, upon application and upon satisfactory showing, reinstate a registered master plumber whose certificate of registration has been suspended or revoked.cralaw Sec. 20. Any person who shall engage in plumbing in the Philippines without being registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his own the certificate of registration of a registered master plumber, or any person who shall give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board, or any person who shall impersonate any registered master plumber, or any person who shall attempt to use a revoked or suspended certificate of registration, or any person who shall use in connection with his name or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he is a registered master plumber, or any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not less than five hundred pesos nor more than two thousand pesos, or to suffer imprisonment for a period of not less than six months nor more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.cralaw Sec. 21. No person who is not a citizen of the Philippines at the time he applies for examination shall be allowed to take it unless he can prove in the manner provided by law that, the country or state of which he is a citizen, subject, or national, either admits citizens of the Philippines to engage in the same trade without restriction or allows them to practice it after an examination on terms of strict and absolute equality with citizens, subjects, or nationals of the country concerned, including the unconditional recognition of degrees issued by institutions of learning duly recognized for the purpose by the Government of the Philippines.cralaw
Sec. 22. As soon as this Act shall take effect,
any person desiring to practice the trade of master plumber, shall be
required to obtain a certificate of registration in the manner and
under the conditions herein provided.cralaw
Sec. 23. The provisions of this Act shall apply
only in chartered cities. Approved: June 18, 1955 |
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