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Practice question: Administrative Agencies

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Practice question

A national officer is authorized by law to exercise the relevant licensing function. He says the agency definition cannot apply because he acts alone rather than as a commission. Which is best?
  1. Only a multi-member commission can ever be an agency.
  2. Section 2 expressly includes an authorized officer; acting alone does not by itself decide exclusion.
  3. Every solitary official is constitutionally immune.
  4. The officer may choose his own enabling law.
  5. Only the office’s logo matters.

Legal references

  • Executive Order No. 292, Administrative Code of 1987: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_292_1987.html Book VII, Section 2(1).

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