Executive Order No. 994 (1984) — NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and the authority vested in me by Presidential Decree No. 1416, as amended, do hereby order and ordain:

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Sec. 1. There is hereby created an additional position of Deputy Minister of Justice who shall assist the Minister of Justice in the exercise of his authority and responsibility for the supervision of the Ministry.

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Sec. 2. The Minister of Justice is also hereby authorized to determine and assign the respective functional areas of responsibility of the Deputy Ministers in the Ministry; Provided, That such delineation of responsibilities shall cover substantive functions and operations of the Ministry; and Provided, further, That there shall be no Deputy Minister for Administration and that the assignment of administrative responsibilities to any Deputy Minister shall be in addition to his substantive responsibilities.

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Sec. 3. All laws, decrees, orders, proclamations, rules, regulations or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

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Sec. 4. Any portion of this Executive Order that may be declared unconstitutional shall not have the effect of nullifying the other provisions thereof: Provided, That such remaining portions can still stand and be given effect in their entirety to accomplish the objectives of this Executive Order.

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This Executive Order shall take effect immediately

Sec. 5. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 5th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-four.