Presidential Decree No. 1747 — WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1745, dated November 20, 1980, among others, provides for the surrender of unlicensed firearms, ammunitions and explosives within a three-month period from the effectivity thereof without the person incurring any criminal liability therefor and affording him the opportunity to possess the firearm legally by applying for a license to possess the same;

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Presidential Decree No. 1747

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1745, dated November 20, 1980, among others, provides for the surrender of unlicensed firearms, ammunitions and explosives within a three-month period from the effectivity thereof without the person incurring any criminal liability therefor and affording him the opportunity to possess the firearm legally by applying for a license to possess the same;

Section 11

Section 11 of Presidential Decree No. 1745, dated November 20, 1980 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 11. Effectivity. This Decree shall take effect immediately except that the provisions of Sections 3, 4 and 5 hereof shall take effect on February 1, 1981 so as to provide for adequate dissemination to the public of the necessary information pertaining to the contents thereof and the mechanics therefor.

Done in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 4th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty.