EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 522, June 26, 1992

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 60, SERIES OF 1967, PRESCRIBING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND POSSESSION OF CHEMICALS USED AS INGREDIENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, there exists the need to amend Executive Order No. 60 dated 9 February 1967 to harmonize its provisions with those of the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations dated 14 January 1992;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. Any person or entity desiring to import, possess or sell any of the chemicals specified herein shall file an application with the Director General of the Philippine National Police (PNP), stating therein the purpose for which the license and/or permit is sought and such information as may be specifically required by the said Director General before acting upon the application. Upon approval of the application by the PNP Director General, the Chief of the PNP Firearms and Explosives Unit shall issue the license or permit applied for.

Section 2. The chemicals referred to in Section 1 hereof shall exclusively refer to chlorates, nitrates and nitric acid.

Section 3. Only persons or entities issued the appropriate permit to purchase certain quantities of the aforementioned chemicals by the PNP Firearms and Explosives Unit shall be allowed to purchase the same from licensed importers or dealers.

Section 4. All holders of permits and licenses issued under the provisions of Executive Order No. 60 and this Executive Order shall keep and maintain a permanent record wherein all acquisitions, purchases and dispositions of all such chemicals shall be entered chronologically, together with the names and addresses of all persons or entities to whom they are sold or issued. In the case of end-users, they shall also maintain a permanent record wherein all usages and dispositions of all the said chemicals shall be entered chronologically. All entries in the said records shall be supported by their corresponding permits issued by the Chief of the PNP Firearms and Explosives Unit. These records shall be open for inspection at any time by the proper authorities.

Section 5. Any violation of the provisions of this Order and the rules and regulations already issued in implementation of Executive Order No. 60 shall be sufficient cause for the cancellation of the license and the confiscation of all such chemicals in the possession of the license and the imposition of a fine of not less than P600 nor more than P2,000.00 and imprisonment for not less than three (3) months nor more than two (2) years, in the discretion of the court, in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 2255, as amended by Act No. 3023.

Section 6. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately

DONE in the City of Manila, this 26th day of June in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-two.

(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO

By the President:

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON

Executive Secretary