REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
CHAPTER 5
OPERATION AND EFFECT OF LAWS
Section 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.
Section 19. Prospectivity. - Laws shall
have prospective effect unless the
contrary is expressly provided.
Section 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.
Section 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Repealed Law.- When a law which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repealed, the law first repealed shall not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.
Section 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Repealed.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repeals a prior law is itself repealed, the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.
Section 23. Ignorance of the Law. -
Ignorance of the law excuses no one
from compliance therewith.
CHAPTER 6
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
Section 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. lawphi1.net
Section 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 Office which shall
promptly mail copies thereof to
subscribers free of postage.