Practice question
A researcher claims Section 8 immunity for possessing prohibited material solely because he calls his project academic, although it has no requisite ethical clearance. Is that label alone sufficient?
- Yes; every self-described researcher is exempt.
- No; legitimate policy, scholarly and academic purposes under Section 8 require the requisite ethical clearance.
- Yes; a private declaration replaces clearance.
- Yes; paying for the material creates clearance.
- Yes; the exemption covers every private collection.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11930_2022.html — RA 11930, Sections 3–8.
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