PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES, CODES & ISSUANCES
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REPUBLIC ACTS
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AN ACT REQUIRING PRICE TAGS OR
LABELS TO BE AFFIXED ON ALL ARTICLES OF COMMERCE OFFERED FOR SALE AT
RETAIL AND PENALIZING VIOLATIONS OF SUCH REQUIREMENT
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Section 1. All articles
of commerce and trade offered for sale to the public at retail shall be
publicly displayed with appropriate tags or labels to indicate the
price of each article and said articles shall be sold uniformly and
without discriminations at the stated price: Provided, That the
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce may, upon the recommendation of
the Director of Commerce, exempt from time to time certain articles of
commerce and trade or certain classes of establishments from the
provisions of this Act. The Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce is
hereby authorized to issue rules and regulations to carry into effect
the provisions of this section.
Sec. 2. Any violation of this Act shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than six months or a fine of not more than two hundred pesos, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after its approval.
Approved: October 21,
1946
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