Chapter 5

OPERATION AND EFFECT OF LAWS

Sec. 18. When Laws Take Effect. - Laws shall take effect after
fifteen (15) days following the completion of their publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, unless it is
otherwise provided.
Sec. 19. Prospectivity. - Laws shall have prospective effect unless
the contrary is expressly provided.
Sec. 20. Interpretation of Laws and Administrative Issuances. In the interpretation of a law or administrative issuance promulgated in all
the official languages, the English text shall control, unless otherwise
specifically provided. In case of ambiguity, omission or mistake, the other
texts may be consulted.
Sec. 21. No Implied Revival of Repealed Law.- When a law which
expressly repeals a prior law itself repealed, the law first repealed shall
not be thereby revived unless expressly so provided.
Sec. 22. Revival of Law Impliedly Repealed. - When a law which
impliedly repeals a prior law is itself repealed, the prior law shall thereby
be revived, unless the repealing law provides otherwise.
Sec. 23. Ignorance of the Law. - Ignorance of the law excuses no
one
from
compliance
therewith.
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Chapter 6
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
Sec. 24. Contents. - There shall be published in the Official Gazette
all legislative acts and resolutions of a public nature; all executive and
administrative issuances of general application; decisions or abstracts of
decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, or other courts
of similar rank, as may be deemed by said courts of sufficient importance
to be so published; such documents or classes of documents as may be
required so to be published by law; and such documents or classes of
documents as the President shall determine from time to time to have
general application or which he may authorize so to be published.
The publication of any law, resolution or other official documents in the
Official Gazette shall be prima facie evidence of its authority.
Sec. 25. Editing and Publications. - The Official Gazette shall be edited
in the Office of the President and published weekly in Pilipino or in the
English language. It shall be sold and distributed by the National Printing
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Office which shall promptly mail copies thereof to subscribers free of

postage.
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