Statutory Construction: An Introductory Part ( Classifications of a Statute) 2

Question 1

Is one which affects all of the people of the state or all persons or things
of a particular class. It operates equally to all persons in the same category

Answer 1

General Laws

Question 2

Operate over a particular locality instead of over the whole territory of the
state

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Local Laws

Question 2

Relates to either particular persons or things, or to particular persons or
things of a class or which operates in a portion of a class instead of all classes.

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Special Laws

Question 3

Concern the interest of the public at large. Applies to the entire territory, to
all people;

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Public Laws

Question 4

Concerns and affects particular individual

Answer 4

Private

Question 5

One which is expressed in the negative terms-terms of prohibition

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Negative Statute

Question 5

One which is expressed in an affirmative term;

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Affirmative Statute

Question 6

Anticipates the regulation of future conduct;

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Prospective Statute

Question 7

Affects acts already committed and operates on transactions completed

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Retrospective

Question 8

If non-compliance therewith renders the proceedings to which it relates
null and void;

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Mandatory

Question 9

One which operation or effectivity is not limited to some particular
term or period, but continues in force until repealed or amended;

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Permanent Statute

Question 9

If non-compliance therewith does not invalidate the proceedings to which it
relates.

Answer 9

Directory

Question 10

which afford remedy, or improve or facilitate existing remedies for the
enforcement of right and of redress of injuries

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Remedial

Question 11

Which impose punishment for the violation of its provisions;

Answer 11

Penal Statute

Question 12

Are enacted to cure defects in prior or to validate legal proceedings, instruments, or acts of public authorities which without such statutes would otherwise be void for want of conformity with certain existing legal requirements. They are called
legalizing act;

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Curative Statutes

Question 12

Whose operation or effectivity is limited to a fixed period or term. IT continues in force up to the expiration of said period or term, unless earlier repealed
or amended;

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Temporary Statute

Question 13

Which purports to be independent of existing statutory provision;

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Original Statute

Question 14

which expressly adds to or supplements, or works out an improvement in the original law. Strictly speaking it is an independent statute;

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Amendatory Statute

Question 15

One which revokes or terminates another statute. However, only
when it specifically and exclusively purports to repeal a former statute will the courts
consider it repealing for constitutional purposes;

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Repealing Statute

Question 16

Are those which allow certain acts or omission especially those of injurious of the rights of others;

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Permissive Statute

Question 17

Those which command the doing of certain things and at the same time prescribe the manner or form of performance;

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Receptive Statute

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Those which forbid the doing of certain things which are injurious to the public;

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Prohibitive Statute

Question 18

Those of a state which are adopted wholly or in part by another state; they are enacted as statutes of the adopting state;

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Adopted Statute

Question 19

Are pre-existing statutes which are passed by the same legislature which originally enacted them in the same terms or in substantially the same language and for the same purpose and object as the original statute

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re-enacted Statute

Question 20

Acts of the President providing for rules of a general or permanent character in implementation or execution of
constitutional or statutory powers shall be promulgated

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Sec. 2 Executive Orders

Question 21

Acts of the President which relate to particular aspect of governmental operations in pursuance of his duties as
administrative head shall be promulgated.

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Sec. 3. Administrative Order

Question 22

Acts of the President fixing a date or declaring a status or condition of public moment or interest, upon the existence of which the operation of a specific law or regulation is made to depend, shall be promulgated in proclamations which shall have the force
of an executive order;

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Sec. 4. Presidential Proclamations

Question 23

Acts of the President on matters relating
to internal administration, which the President desires to bring to the attention of all or some of the departments, agencies, bureaus or offices of the Government, for information or compliance, shall be embodied in
memorandum circulars;

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Sec. 6. Memorandum Circulars

Question 24

Acts of the President on matters of administrative detail or of subordinate or temporary interest which only concern a particular officer or office of the Government shall be embodied ;

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Sec. 5. Memorandum Orders

Question 25

Acts and commands of the President in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall be issued as general or special orders;

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Sec. 7. General or Special Orders

Question 26

Issued by administrative or, departments,
bureaus, executive offices in accordance with, and as authorized by, law have the force and effect of law or partake the nature of the statute;

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Administrative rules and regulations

Question 27

Promulgating a new law with force and effect of a valid law.

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Administrative rule

Question 28

Rendering an opinion or giving a statement of policy
*The rules are binding upon the Courts, but the interpretation is not.

Answer 28

Administrative Interpretation

Question 29

Is the supreme law of the land

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Constitution

Question 30

Who approved barangay?

Answer 30

Sanguniang barangay

Question 31

Who approved barangay?

Answer 31

Sanguniang barangay

Question 32

Who approved municipal ordinance?

Answer 32

Sanguniang bayan

Question 33

Who approved municipal ordinance?

Answer 33

Sanguniang bayan

Question 34

Who approve city ordninance?

Answer 34

City mayor

Question 35

Who is the executive of provincial government?

Answer 35

Provincial governor

Question 36

Who is the executive of provincial government?

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Provincial governor

Question 37

Who makes provincial ordinance?

Answer 37

Sangguniang panlalawigan

Question 38

Who approved national law?

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Congress

Question 39

Dissiminatiom to be well informed ( due process)

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Publication

Question 40

Dissiminatiom to be well informed ( due process)

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Publication

Question 41

Brigada, phil star, manila phil, like business to be published.

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General circulation

Question 42

This is The preliminary Part. The act is individually known. Prefixed to statute.

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Title

Question 43

This indicate general subject. Not calculated mislead the public. Not index to as to cover every detail. Bill for a one subject.

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Title

Question 44

This prevent log-rolling. prevent fraud. langauge sufficient and as a guide

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Title

Question 45

This is explaining the reason for enactment and object sought to accomplished. This use “whereas” This also encompasses the Facts, reason, enacting clause first then this, and explanatory note.

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Preamble

Question 46

this is the main part. operative in statute that contains substantive and procedural provision.
What is law about. one subject. allied and garmane. divide section. subject matter and impose sanctions, short title…

Answer 46

Body