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Republic Act No. 1125 June 16, 1954

AN ACT CREATING THE COURT O TA! A""EA#$

$ection 1. Cou%t& Ju'(e)& *u+liic+tion)& )+l+%-& tenu%e. T/e%e i) /e%eb- c%e+te' + Cou%t o T+0Appe+l) /ic/ )/+ll con)i)t o + "%e)i'in( Ju'(e +n' to A))oci+te Ju'(e), e+c/ o /o )/+llbe +ppointe' b- t/e "%e)i'ent, it/ t/e con)ent o t/e Coi))ion on Appointent). T/e"%e)i'in( Ju'(e )/+ll be )o 'e)i(n+te' in t/e coi))ion i))ue' to /i b- t/e "%e)i'ent, +n' t/eA))oci+te Ju'(e) )/+ll /+3e p%ece'ence +cco%'in( to t/e '+te o t/ei% coi))ion). T/e "%e)i'in(

Ju'(e )/+ll %ecei3e + copen)+tion o t/i%teen t/ou)+n' pe)o) pe% +nnu +n' )/+ll /+3e t/e)+e *u+liic+tion), %+n, c+te(o%- +n' p%i3ile(e) +) t/e "%e)i'in( Ju'(e o t/e Cou%t o In'u)t%i+lRel+tion). T/e A))oci+te Ju'(e) )/+ll e+c/ %ecei3e + copen)+tion o tel3e t/ou)+n' pe)o) pe%+nnu +n' )/+ll /+3e t/e )+e *u+liic+tion), %+n, c+te(o%- +n' p%i3ile(e) +) + ebe% o t/e

Cou%t o In'u)t%i+l Rel+tion). T/e "%e)i'in( Ju'(e +n' t/e A))oci+te Ju'(e) )/+ll be +ppointe' to

/ol' oice 'u%in( (oo' be/+3io%, until t/e- %e+c/ t/e +(e o )e3ent-, o% becoe inc+p+cit+te' to'i)c/+%(e t/e 'utie) o t/ei% oice, unle)) )oone% %eo3e' o% t/e )+e c+u)e) +n' in t/e )+e+nne% p%o3i'e' b- l+ o% ebe%) o t/e u'ici+%- o +ppell+te %+n.

$ection 2. uo%u& tepo%+%- 3+c+nc-. An- to Ju'(e) o t/e Cou%t o T+0 Appe+l) )/+llcon)titute + *uo%u, +n' t/e concu%%ence o to u'(e) )/+ll be nece))+%- to p%oul(+te +n-

'eci)ion t/e%eo. In c+)e o tepo%+%- 3+c+nc-, 'i)+bilit- o% 'i)*u+liic+tion, o% +n- %e+)on, o +n-o t/e u'(e) o t/e )+i' Cou%t, t/e "%e)i'ent +-, upon t/e %e*ue)t o t/e "%e)i'in( Ju'(e,'e)i(n+te +n- Ju'(e o i%)t In)t+nce to +ct in /i) pl+ce& +n' )uc/ Ju'(e o i%)t In)t+nce )/+ll be'ul- *u+liie' to +ct +) )uc/.

$ection 7. Cle% o cou%t& +ppointent& *u+liic+tion& copen)+tion. T/e Cou%t o T+0 Appe+l))/+ll /+3e t/e Cle% o Cou%t /o )/+ll be +ppointe' b- t/e "%e)i'ent it/ t/e con)ent o t/e

Coi))ion on Appointent). No pe%)on )/+ll be +ppointe' Cle% o Cou%t unle)) /e i) 'ul-+ut/o%i8e' to p%+ctice l+ in t/e "/ilippine). T/e Cle% o Cou%t )/+ll e0e%ci)e t/e )+e poe%)+n' pe%o% t/e )+e 'utie) in %e(+%' to +ll +tte%) it/in t/e cou%t) u%i)'iction, +) +%e e0e%ci)e+n' pe%o%e' b- cle%) o Cou%t o i%)t In)t+nce, in )o +% o t/o)e poe%) +n' t/e pe%o%+nce

o t/o)e 'utie) t/e cle% )/+ll be un'e% t/e 'i%ection o t/e )+i' cou%t. T/e Cle% o Cou%t )/+ll%ecei3e + copen)+tion o )i0 t/ou)+n' pe)o) pe% +nnu.

$ection 4. Ot/e% )ubo%'in+te eplo-ee). T/e Cou%t o T+0 Appe+l) )/+ll +ppoint, in +cco%'+nceit/ t/e Ci3il $e%3ice #+, %ule) +n' %e(ul+tion), t/e nece))+%- pe%)onnel to +))i)t it in t/epe%o%+nce o it) 'utie). T/e )+i' Cou%t )/+ll i0 t/ei% )+l+%ie) +n' p%e)c%ibe t/ei% 'utie).

$ection 5. :i)*u+liic+tion). No u'(e o% ot/e% oice% o% eplo-ee o t/e Cou%t o T+0 Appe+l))/+ll inte%3ene, 'i%ectl- o% in'i%ectl-, in t/e +n+(eent o% cont%ol o +n- p%i3+te ente%p%i)e

/ic/ in +n- +- +- be +ecte' b- t/e unction) o t/e Cou%t. Ju'(e) o t/e )+i' Cou%t )/+ll be'i)*u+liie' %o )ittin( in +n- c+)e on t/e )+e (%oun') p%o3i'e' un'e% Rule one /un'%e'tent-)i0 o t/e Rule) o Cou%t o% t/e 'i)*u+liic+tion o u'ici+l oice%). No pe%)on /o /+)once )e%3ice' in t/e Cou%t in + pe%+nent c+p+cit-, eit/e% +) "%e)i'in( Ju'(e o% +) A))oci+te'Ju'(e t/e%eo, )/+ll be *u+liie' to p%+ctice +) coun)el beo%e t/e Cou%t o% + pe%io' o one -e+%

%o /i) )ep+%+tion t/e%e%o o% +n- c+u)e.

$ection 6. "l+ce o oice. T/e Cou%t o T+0 Appe+l) )/+ll /+3e it) oice in t/e Cit- o ;+nil+,+n' )/+ll /ol' /e+%in() +t )uc/ tie +n' pl+ce +) it +-, b- o%'e% in %itin(, 'e)i(n+te it/ +3ie to +))u%in( + %e+)on+ble oppo%tunit- o% t+0p+-e%) to +ppe+% it/ + little incon3enience +n'e0pen)e +) p%+ctic+ble.

$ection

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=1> :eci)ion) o t/e Collecto% o Inte%n+l Re3enue in c+)e) in3ol3in( 'i)pute' +))e))ent),%eun') o inte%n+l %e3enue t+0e), ee) o% ot/e% c/+%(e), pen+ltie) ipo)e' in %el+tion t/e%eto, o%

ot/e% +tte%) +%i)in( un'e% t/e N+tion+l Inte%n+l Re3enue Co'e o% ot/e% l+ o% p+%t o l++'ini)te%e' b- t/e ?u%e+u o Inte%n+l Re3enue&

=2> :eci)ion) o t/e Coi))ione% o Cu)to) in c+)e) in3ol3in( li+bilit- o% cu)to) 'utie), ee)o% ot/e% one- c/+%(e)& )ei8u%e, 'etention o% %ele+)e o p%ope%t- +ecte' ine), o%eitu%e) o%ot/e% pen+ltie) ipo)e' in %el+tion t/e%eto& o% ot/e% +tte%) +%i)in( un'e% t/e Cu)to) #+ o%ot/e% l+ o% p+%t o l+ +'ini)te%e' b- t/e ?u%e+u o Cu)to)& +n'

=7> :eci)ion) o p%o3inci+l o% cit- ?o+%') o A))e))ent Appe+l) in c+)e) in3ol3in( t/e +))e))ent+n' t+0+tion o %e+l p%ope%t- o% ot/e% +tte%) +%i)in( un'e% t/e A))e))ent #+, inclu'in( %ule)

+n' %e(ul+tion) %el+ti3e t/e%eto.

$ection @. Cou%t o %eco%'& )e+l& p%ocee'in(). T/e Cou%t o T+0 Appe+l) )/+ll be + cou%t o%eco%' +n' )/+ll /+3e + )e+l /ic/ )/+ll be u'ici+ll- notice'. It )/+ll p%e)c%ibe t/e o% o it) %it)+n' ot/e% p%oce))e). It )/+ll /+3e t/e poe% to p%oul(+te %ule) +n' %e(ul+tion) o% t/e con'ucto t/e bu)ine)) o t/e Cou%t, +n' +) +- be nee'ul o% t/e unio%it- o 'eci)ion) it/in it)

u%i)'iction +) cone%%e' b- l+, but )uc/ p%ocee'in() )/+ll not be (o3e%ne' )t%ictl- b- tec/nic+l%ule) o e3i'ence.

$ection 9. ee). T/e Cou%t )/+ll i0 %e+)on+ble ee) o% t/e ilin( o +n +ppe+l, o% ce%tiie' copie)o +n- t%+n)c%ipt o %eco%', ent%- o% ot/e% 'ocuent, +n' o% ot/e% +ut/o%i8e' )e%3ice) %en'e%e'b- t/e Cou%t o% it) pe%)onnel.

$ection 1. "oe% to +'ini)te% o+t/)& i))ue )ubpoen+& puni)/ o% contept. T/e Cou%t )/+ll/+3e t/e poe% to +'ini)te% o+t/), %ecei3e e3i'ence, )uon itne))e) b- )ubpoen+ +n'%e*ui%e t/e p%o'uction o p+pe%) o% 'ocuent) b- )ubpoen+ 'uce tecu, )ubect in +ll %e)pect)

to t/e )+e %e)t%iction) +n' *u+liic+tion) +) +ppl- in u'ici+l p%ocee'in() o + )iil+% n+tu%e. T/eCou%t )/+ll, in +cco%'+nce it/ Rule )i0t-ou% o% t/e Rule) o Cou%t, /+3e t/e poe% to puni)/o% contept o% t/e )+e c+u)e), un'e% t/e )+e p%oce'u%e +n' it/ t/e )+e pen+ltie)p%o3i'e' t/e%ein.

$ection 11. B/o +- +ppe+l& eect o +ppe+l. An- pe%)on +))oci+tion o% co%po%+tion +'3e%)el-+ecte' b- + 'eci)ion o% %ulin( o t/e Collecto% o Inte%n+l Re3enue, t/e Collecto% o Cu)to) o%

+n- p%o3inci+l o% cit- ?o+%' o A))e))ent Appe+l) +- ile +n +ppe+l in t/e Cou%t o T+0 Appe+l)it/in t/i%t- '+-) +te% t/e %eceipt o )uc/ 'eci)ion o% %ulin(.

No +ppe+l t+en b- t/e Cou%t o Appe+l) %o t/e 'eci)ion o t/e Collecto% o Inte%n+l Re3enueo% t/e Collecto% o Cu)to) )/+ll )u)pen' t/e p+-ent, le3-, 'i)t%+int, +n' o% )+le o +n- p%ope%t-o t/e t+0p+-e% o% t/e )+ti)+ction o /i) t+0 li+bilit- +) p%o3i'e' b- e0i)tin( l+& "%o3i'e',/oe3e%, T/+t /en in t/e opinion o t/e Cou%t t/e collection b- t/e ?u%e+u o Inte%n+l Re3enue

o% t/e Coi))ione% o Cu)to) +- eop+%'i8e t/e inte%e)t o t/e Go3e%nent +n'o% t/e

t+0p+-e% t/e Cou%t +t +n- )t+(e o t/e p%ocee'in( +- )u)pen' t/e )+i' collection +n' %e*ui%et/e t+0p+-e% eit/e% to 'epo)it t/e +ount cl+ie' o% to ile + )u%et- bon' o% not o%e t/+n'ouble t/e +ount it/ t/e Cou%t&

$ection 12. T+in( o e3i'ence. T/e Cou%t +-, upon p%ope% otion on o% it) initi+ti3e, 'i%ectt/+t + c+)e, o% +n- i))ue t/e%eo, be +))i(ne' to one o it) ebe%) o% t/e t+in( o e3i'ence,

/en t/e 'ete%in+tion o + *ue)tion o +ct +%i)e) upon otion o% ot/e%i)e in +n- )t+(e o t/ep%ocee'in(), o% /en t/e t+in( o +n +ccount i) nece))+%-, o% /en t/e 'ete%in+tion o +ni))ue o +ct %e*ui%e) t/e e0+in+tion o + lon( +ccount. T/e /e+%in( beo%e )uc/ ebe% )/+llp%ocee' in +ll %e)pect) +) t/ou(/ t/e )+e /+' been +'e beo%e t/e Cou%t.

Upon t/e %ecoen'+tion o )uc/ /e+%in( )uc/ ebe%, /e )/+ll p%optl- )ubit to t/e Cou%t/i) %epo%t in %itin(, )t+tin( /i) in'in() +n' conclu)ion)& +n' t/e%e+te%, t/e Cou%t )/+ll %en'e%

it) 'eci)ion) on t/e c+)e, +'optin(, o'i-in(, o% %eectin( t/e %epo%t in /ole o% in p+%t, +) t/ec+)e +- be, o% t/e Cou%t +-, in it) 'i)c%etion %ecoit it it/ in)t%uction), o% %ecei3e u%t/e%

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e3i'ence.

$ection 17. :eci)ion. C+)e) b%ou(/t beo%e t/e Cou%t )/+ll be 'eci'e' it/in t/i%t- '+-) +te%t/e )ubi))ion t/e%eo o% 'eci)ion. :eci)ion) o t/e Cou%t )/+ll be in %itin(, )t+tin( cle+%l- +n''i)tinctl- t/e +ct) +n' t/e l+ on /ic/ t/e- +%e b+)e', +n' )i(ne' b- t/e u'(e) concu%%in(

t/e%ein. T/e Cou%t )/+ll p%o3i'e o% t/e public+tion o it) 'eci)ion) in t/e Oici+l G+8ette in )uc/o% +n' +nne% +) +- be)t be +'opte' o% public ino%+tion +n' u)e.

A) in t/e c+)e o u'ici+l oice%) un'e% )ection one /un'%e' tent-nine o t/e A'ini)t%+ti3eCo'e, t/e u'(e) o t/e Cou%t )/+ll e+c/ ce%ti- on t/ei% +pplic+tion) o% le+3e, +n' upon )+l+%-3ouc/e%) p%e)ente' b- t/e o% p+-ent, o% upon t/e p+-%oll) un'e% /ic/ t/ei% )+l+%ie) +%ep+i', t/+t +ll p%ocee'in(), petition) +n' otion) /ic/ /+3e been )ubitte' to t/e Cou%t o%

'ete%in+tion o% 'eci)ion o% + pe%io' o t/i%t- '+-) o% o%e /+3e been 'ete%ine' o% 'eci'e' b-t/e Cou%t on o% beo%e t/e '+te o +in( t/e ce%tiic+te, +n' no le+3e )/+ll be (%+nte' +n' no)+l+%- )/+ll be p+i' it/out )uc/ ce%tiic+te.

$ection 14. Eect o 'eci)ion t/+t t+0 i) b+%%e' b- )t+tute o liit+tion). I t/e +))e))ent o%collection o +n- t+0 i) b+%%e' b- +n- )t+tute o liit+tion), t/e 'eci)ion) o t/e Cou%t t/+t eect

)/+ll be con)i'e%e' +) it) 'eci)ion t/+t t/e%e i) no 'eicienc- in %e)pect o )uc/ t+0.

$ection 15. "ublicit- o p%ocee'in() +n' public+tion o 'eci)ion). All 'eci)ion) o, +n' +ll

e3i'ence %ecei3e' b- t/e Cou%t +n' it) 'i3i)ion), inclu'in( t%+n)c%ipt o )teno(%+p/ic %epo%t) ot/e /e+%in(), )/+ll be public %eco%') open to t/e in)pection o t/e public, e0cept t/+t +te% t/e'eci)ion o t/e Cou%t in +n- p%ocee'in() /+) becoe in+l t/e Cou%t +-, upon otion o t/et+0p+-e% o% t/e Go3e%nent pe%it t/e it/'%++l, b- t/e p+%t entitle' t/e%eto o o%i(in+l) o

boo), 'ocuent) +n' %eco%'), +n' o% o'el), 'i+(%+), +n' ot/e% e0/ibit), int%o'uce' ine3i'ence beo%e t/e Cou%t o% +n- 'i3i)ion& o% t/e Cou%t +-, on it) on otion, +e )uc/ ot/e%'i)po)ition t/e%eo +) it 'ee) +'3i)+ble. T/e Cou%t )/+ll p%o3i'e o% t/e public+tion o it)'eci)ion) in t/e Oici+l G+8ette in )uc/ o% +n' +nne% +) +- be be)t +'opte' o% publicino%+tion +n' u)e.

$ection 16. :++(e). B/e%e +n +ppe+l i) oun' to be %i3olou), o% t/+t p%ocee'in() /+3e been

in)titute' e%el- o% 'el+-, t/e Cou%t +- +))e)) '++(e +(+in)t t/e +ppell+nt) in +n +ount note0cee'in( i3e /un'%e' pe)o), /ic/ )/+ll be collecte' in t/e )+e +nne% +) ine) o% ot/e%pen+ltie) +ut/o%i8e' b- l+.

$ection 1

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)+i' notice o intention to +ppe+l, no 'eci)ion /+) +) -et been %en'e%e' b- t/e Cou%t, t/e+((%ie3e' p+%t- +- ile 'i%ectl- it/ t/e $up%ee Cou%t +n +ppe+l %o )+i' %ulin(, o%'e% o%

'eci)ion, notit/)t+n'in( t/e o%e(oin( p%o3i)ion) o t/i) )ection.

I +n- %ulin(, o%'e% o% 'eci)ion o t/e Cou%t o T+0 Appe+l) be +'3e%)e to t/e Go3e%nent, t/e

Collecto% o Inte%n+l Re3enue, t/e Coi))ione% o Cu)to), o% t/e p%o3inci+l o% cit- ?o+%' oA))e))ent Appe+l) conce%ne' +- liei)e ile +n +ppe+l t/e%e%o to t/e $up%ee Cou%t int/e +nne% +n' it/in t/e )+e pe%io' +) +bo3e p%e)c%ibe' o% p%i3+te p+%tie).

An- p%ocee'in( 'i%ectl- +ectin( +n- %ulin(, o%'e% o% 'eci)ion o t/e Cou%t o T+0 Appe+l) )/+ll/+3e p%ee%ence o3e% +ll ot/e% ci3il p%ocee'in() e0cept /+be+) co%pu), o%en) copen)+tion+n' election c+)e).

$ection 19. Re3ie b- ce%tio%+%i. An- %ulin(, o%'e% o% 'eci)ion o t/e Cou%t o T+0 Appe+l) +-

liei)e be %e3iee' b- t/e $up%ee Cou%t upon + %it o ce%tio%+%i in p%ope% c+)e). "%ocee'in()in t/e $up%ee Cou%t upon + %it o ce%tio%+%i o% + petition o% %e3ie, +) t/e c+)e +- be, )/+llbe in +cco%'+nce it/ t/e p%o3i)ion) o t/e Rule) o Cou%t o% )uc/ %ule) +) t/e $up%ee Cou%t+- p%e)c%ibe.

$ection 2. App%op%i+tion. T/e )u o )e3ent-t/ou)+n' pe)o) i) /e%eb- +pp%op%i+te' out o+n- un') in t/e N+tion+l T%e+)u%- not ot/e%i)e +pp%op%i+te' o% t/e )+l+%ie) +n' t/e pu%c/+)e o

)upplie) +n' e*uipent nece))+%- o% t/e ope%+tion o t/e Cou%t o T+0 Appe+l) /e%eine)t+bli)/e' 'u%in( t/e cu%%ent i)c+l -e+%. T/e%e+te% t/e un') nece))+%- o% t/e ope%+tion o t/eCou%t )/+ll be inclu'e' in t/e %e(ul+% App%op%i+tion Act.

$ection 21. Gene%+l p%o3i)ion). B/ene3e% t/e o%') ?o+%' o T+0 Appe+l) +%e u)e' inCoone+lt/ Act Nube%e' ou% /un'%e' +n' )e3ent-, ot/e%i)e non +) t/e A))e))ent#+, o% in ot/e% l+), %ule) +n' %e(ul+tion) %el+ti3e t/e%eto, t/e )+e )/+ll %e+' ?o+%' o

A))e))ent Appe+l).

T/e Cent%+l ?o+%' o T+0 Appe+l) c%e+te' un'e% )ection to o Coone+lt/ Act Nube%e'

i3e /un'%e' +n' t/i%t- i) /e%eb- +boli)/e'.

E0ecuti3e O%'e% Nube%e' ou% /un'%e' +n' oneA, '+te' t/e it/ o J+nu+%-, nineteen/un'%e' +n' it- one, i) %epe+le' +n' t/e ?o+%' o T+0 Appe+l) c%e+te' t/e%ein, +boli)/e'F"%o3i'e', /oe3e%, T/+t +ll c+)e) /e%etoo%e 'eci'e' b- t/e )+i' ?o+%' o T+0 Appe+l) +n' t/ence+ppe+le' to t/e $up%ee Cou%t pu%)u+nt to E0ecuti3e O%'e% Nube%e' ou% /un'%e' oneA )/+ll

be 'eci'e' b- t/e $up%ee Cou%t on t/e e%it) to +ll intent) +n' pu%po)e) +) i )+i' E0ecuti3eO%'e% /+) been 'ul- en+cte' b- t/e Con(%e))F An', "%o3i'e', u%t/e%, T/+t +ll c+)e) no pen'in(in t/e )+i' ?o+%' o T+0 Appe+l) )/+ll be t%+n)e%%e' to t/e Cou%t o T+0 Appe+l) +n' )/+ll be/e+%' +n' 'eci'e' b- t/e l+tte% to +ll intent) +n' pu%po)e) +) i t/e- /+' been o%i(in+ll- ile't/e%ein.

An- l+ o% p+%t o l+, o% +n- e0ecuti3e o%'e%, %ule o% %e(ul+tion o% p+%t t/e%eon, incon)i)tent

it/ t/e p%o3i)ion) o t/i) Act i) /e%eb- %epe+le'.

$ection 22. "en'in( c+)e) to be %e+n'e' to Cou%t. All c+)e) in3ol3in( 'i)pute' +))e))ent o

Inte%n+l Re3enue t+0e) o% cu)to) 'utie) pen'in( 'ete%in+tion beo%e t/e Cou%t o i%)tIn)t+nce )/+ll be ce%tiie' +n' %e+n'e' b- t/e %e)pecti3e cle% o cou%t to t/e Cou%t o T+0Appe+l) o% in+l 'i)po)ition t/e%eo.

$ection 27. $ep+%+bilit- Cl+u)e. I +n- cl+u)e, )entence, p+%+(%+p/ o% p+%t o t/i) +ct )/+ll be+'u'(e' b- +n- cou%t o copetent u%i)'iction to be in3+li', )uc/ u'(ent )/+ll not +ect,ip+i% o% in3+li'+te t/e %e+in'e% o t/i) Act, but )/+ll conine' in it) ope%+tion) to t/e cl+u)e,

)entence, p+%+(%+p/ o% p+%t t/e%eo 'i%ectl- in3ol3e' in t/e cont%o3e%)-.

$ection 24. T/i) Act )/+ll t+e eect upon it) +pp%o3+l.

App%o3e'F June 16, 1954

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5/5

T/e #+p/il "%oect A%ell+no #+ oun'+tion