Practice question
A statute covers workers in categories A and B. An implementing order, without statutory authority for an exemption, excludes B outright. Which rule resolves the conflict?
- The statutory coverage prevails over the unauthorized narrowing
- The agency may always remove any class from a statute
- The order automatically repeals the statute for category B
- The department seal gives the order greater rank
- Only category B’s unanimous consent could restore the statute
Legal references
- Guagua National Colleges, G.R. 213730, June 23, 2021: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/jun2021/gr_213730_2021.html
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