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Practice question: Ultra Vires Acts

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

What does describing an LGU act as substantively ultra vires mean?
  1. It is popular
  2. It was printed on colored paper
  3. It is beyond the LGU's lawful substantive authority
  4. It was approved unanimously
  5. It is automatically valid

Legal references

  • Magtajas v. Pryce Properties, GR 111097, July 20, 1994, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1994/jul1994/gr_111097_1994.html
  • RA 7160 Sections 16 and 22: https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html

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