Practice question
A national statute expressly permits a specified activity under a national agency's authority. A city invokes Section 16 to enact a categorical prohibition that directly contradicts that permission. The city concedes there is an actual statutory conflict and relies solely on local autonomy to override Congress. Which conclusion is sound?
- Section 16 does not authorize an ordinance to override the conflicting national statute.
- Local autonomy gives the ordinance automatic priority.
- A later ordinance repeals every earlier national statute in the city.
- The mayor may resolve the conflict by declaring the statute suspended.
- A welfare recital converts the ordinance into an Act of Congress.
Legal references
- RA 7160, Section 16, general welfare clause: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
- Magtajas v. Pryce Properties, G.R. No. 111097, July 20, 1994, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1994/jul1994/gr_111097_1994.html
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