Practice question
A law authorizes tariff changes only within a stated range. A presidential order exceeds the upper end and invokes the constitutional permission to delegate tariff powers as its sole basis. Which is correct?
- The constitutional clause automatically removes every statutory limit.
- Only the order’s title matters.
- The clause contemplates specified limits; the permission to delegate does not authorize an act beyond the granted range.
- A numerical range makes every delegation invalid.
- Any tariff rate becomes lawful if imposed quickly.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VI, Section 28(2).
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