PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES, CODES & ISSUANCES
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REPUBLIC ACTS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1815 - AN ACT TO
CREATE THE PHILIPPINE NUCLEAR ENERGY COMMISSION TO ADMINISTER,
REGULATE, AND CONTROL THE USE, APPLICATION, AND DISPOSITION OF
FISSIONABLE MATERIALS; TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND
ADMINISTRATION OF AN ATOMIC ENERGY REACTOR; TO DETERMINE THE MANNER OF
DEVELOPMENT, USE AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY, TO PROVIDE FUNDS
THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
Section 1. For
the purpose of carrying out the following functions, a Philippine
Nuclear Energy Commission is hereby created: 1. To establish well-equipped laboratories for nuclear research and training manned by competent scientists and other personnel; 2. To encourage and directly undertake the training of promising men in the field of nuclear science and to select and screen young Filipinos for government scholarships abroad in nuclear physics, nuclear chemistry, and nuclear biology in various levels according to their competence and preparation; 3. To coordinate the work of various research institutions and entities and various government bureaus, particularly the and the AFP, in nuclear energy and its applications; 4. To represent the Philippines in atomic and nuclear energy conferences and dealings with local as well as foreign entities in matters pertaining to nuclear energy and its applications; 5. To standardize commercial samples of radioactive materials, particularly those urgently needed in medicine and agriculture; 6. To approve and facilitate the procurement of radioactive materials and instruments used in nuclear laboratories free from government taxes and unnecessary delays; 7. To issue licenses for the use of radioactive, fissionable, and fertile materials, including processing as far as such work is not covered by the Mining Act; 8. To disseminate accurate information, on various levels, regarding nuclear energy by means of publications, lectures, symposia, conferences, and other means of communication suitable for the occasion.cralaw
Sec. 2. The Philippine Nuclear Energy Commission
shall be composed of five members to be appointed by the President of
the Philippines, provided they have the necessary specified
qualifications and subject to the confirmation of the Commission on
Appointments. The members shall be citizens of the Philippines, of
legal age, of proper mental aptitude and scientific training and shall
have passed the necessary security clearance. The chairman of said
Nuclear Energy Commission shall have a cabinet rank worthy of the
importance of nuclear energy and its applications for the scientific
progress of the Philippines in this new field.cralaw
Sec. 3. There is hereby created a Technical
Advisory Committee to advice, collectively or individually, the
Commission on scientific and technical matters relating to minerals,
materials, production, and research and development, to be composed of
nine members who shall be appointed by the President, upon the
recommendation of the Philippine Nuclear Energy Commission, and shall
include one each of (a) physicist, (b) chemist, (c) engineer, (d)
doctor of medicine, (e) agriculturist, (f) biologist, (g)
industrialist, (h) economist, and (i) pharmacist. The members of this
Technical Advisory Committee shall receive a per diem of fifty pesos
and transportation expenses.cralaw Sec. 4. The chairman, with the approval of the Commission, shall appoint an Executive Secretary, a Director of Research, and a Director of Regulation Services, and any other such personnel as the chiefs for the following divisions: (a) under the Director of Research, the Division of Reactor Design and Operation, the Division of Nuclear Physics, the Division on Isotope Works, and the Training Division; and (b) under the Director of Regulation Services, the Medical Services Division, Agricultural Services Division, Industrial Services Division, Legal and Administrative Division, Procurement and Disposal of Radioactive Materials Division, and such other personnel as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. The Commission shall be empowered to fix compensation and terms of office of these officers, unless covered by the civil service regulations.cralaw
Sec. 5. The Philippine Nuclear Energy Commissions
shall: Sec. 6. The Commission may call upon any department, bureau, office, or agency of the Government for the purpose of securing any information, data, and materials necessary in carrying out its work or in enforcing its regulations.cralaw Sec. 7. The Commission shall be empowered to offer research facilities and financial or otherd to deserving projects by public or private parties. In case patentable inventions should result from such government-subsidized research, the benefits shall be shared equally between the inventory and the government.cralaw Sec. 8. No person, association, partnership or corporation shall sell, buy, process, use, and/or otherwise dispose of radioactive and/or other fissionable or fertile materials and tritium without first being duly licensed by the Philippine Nuclear Energy Commission, with the exception of conventional commercial items, like luminous-dial clocks, or any other item for ordinary use, provided they do not contain more than ten microcuries of radioactive substance or its equivalent.cralaw
Sec. 9. All persons connected with the Philippine
Nuclear Energy Commission shall, prior to appointment, be cleared for
security purposes.cralaw
Section 11. Any person who wilfully violates,
attempts to violate, or conspires to violate, any provision of this Act
or of any regulations promulgated thereunder, or whoever unlawfully
interferes, attempts to interfere, or conspires to interfere, in the
administration of the provisions of this Act, shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand pesos or
by imprisonment of not more than five years, or both, in the discretion
of the Court.cralaw Section 12. This Act shall be known as the Philippine Nuclear Energy Act of 1957.cralaw
Section 13. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval. Approved: June 22, 1957 |
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