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Practice question: When Laws Take Effect

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Practice question

An administrative rule fills in statutory details and creates binding compliance duties for the public pursuant to delegated authority. Is it exempt merely because an agency rather than Congress issued it?
  1. Yes, all agency issuances are secret
  2. Yes, delegated rules never require publication
  3. Only the agency’s letterhead matters
  4. Only the title matters
  5. No; implementing legislative regulations fall within the publication principle

Legal references

  • Tañada v. Tuvera, G.R. No. L-63915, December 29, 1986, main resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1986/dec1986/gr_l-63915_1986.html
  • Philippine Association of Service Exporters, Inc. v. Torres, G.R. No. 103144, April 4, 2001, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/apr2001/gr_103144_2001.html

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