PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 159, March 18, 1973

EXTENDING UNTIL APRIL 15, 1973 THE REGISTRATION OF XEROX AND OTHER SIMILAR COPYING MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT AS PRESCRIBED BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 140, DATED MARCH 2, 1973

Presidential Decrees March 18, 1973



WHEREAS, pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 140, dated
March 2, 1973 Xerox and other similar copying machines should be
registered with the Philippine Constabulary or the National Bureau of
Investigation within a period of fifteen (15) days from the promulgation
thereof; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary that said period be extended to
give all those concerned sufficient time to comply with said Decree;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, pursuant to
Proclamations No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972 and No. 1104, dated
January 17, 1973, and in my capacity as Commander-in-Chief of all the
Armed Forces of the Philippines, do hereby order and decree that the
registration of xerox and other similar copying machines or equipment as
prescribed by Presidential Decree No. 140, dated March 2, 1973 is
extended until April 15, 1973.

The Chief of Constabulary and the Director of the National Bureau
of Investigation may promulgate additional rules and regulations
necessary to implement this Decree.

Done in the City of Manila,
this 18th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.

   
 
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
 
President
 
Republic of the Philippines
   
  By the President:  
     
  (Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR  
    Executive Secretary