Batas
Pambansa Bilang 876
AN ACT TO INCLUDE ALL
AUTHORIZED WATER, GAS, ELECTRIC, AND TELEPHONE UTILITIES WITHIN THE COVERAGE OF
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 401,
AS AMENDED
SECTION
1. The fourth paragraph of
Presidential Decree
Numbered Four hundred and one, dated March 1, 1974, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
“NOW, THEREFORE, I FERDINAND E.
MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by
the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the
Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972,
and General Order No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby order
and decree that any person who installs any water, gas, electrical or telephone
connection without previous authority from any authorized public utility, or
service entity concerned, whether government or privately owned, as the case
may be; tampers and/or knowingly uses tampered water, gas or electric meters or
other devices whereby water, gas or electricity is stolen; steals water, gas,
electric and/or electric meter or water, gas, electric and/or telephone wires,
piped gas pipes or conduits and poles; knowingly possesses stolen water, gas,
and/or electric meters as well as stolen water, gas, electric and poles; shall,
upon conviction, be punished by prision
correccional in its minimum period or a fine ranging from two thousand to
six thousand pesos, or both, without prejudice to the provisions of
Presidential Decree No. 1612. If the
violation is committed with the connivance or permission of an employee or
officer of the utility or service entity concerned, such employee or officer,
shall, upon conviction, be punished by prision
correccional and forthwith be perpetually disqualified from employment in
any public or private utility or service company.”
SEC.
2. All laws, orders, rules and
regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
SEC.
3. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Approved, June 12, 1985
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