Practice question
A statute is stipulated to be an emergency measure whose enactment is specifically vested in Congress by the Constitution. Twenty days after its effectivity, proponents demand a referendum and argue that RA 6735 contains no waiting restriction. Which answer applies Section 10(b) precisely?
- Every emergency statute is forever immune from referendum
- A referendum is allowed immediately because signatures erase all exceptions
- The specified class cannot be subjected to referendum until ninety days after effectivity
- The waiting period begins only after repeal
- Only the petitioners decide when effectivity occurs
Legal references
- RA 6735, Initiative and Referendum Act, August 4, 1989: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/2017; Section 10(b).
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