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b.

A married person may make such donation without

the consent of his spouse.

c.

After the death of a person the next of kin may

authorize the donation of an organ or any part of the

body of the deceased for similar purposes in accordance

with the prescribed procedure.

d. If the deceased has no next of kin and his remains are

in the custody of an accredited hospital, the Director of

the hospital may donate an organ or any part of the body

of the deceased in accordance with the requirement

prescribed in this Section.

e. A simple written authorization signed by the donor in

the presence of two witnesses shall be deemed sufficient

for the donation of organs or parts of the human body

required in this Section, notwithstanding the provisions of

the Civil Code of the Philippines on matters of donation. A

copy of the written authorization shall be forwarded to

the Secretary.

f.

Any authorization granted in accordance with the

requirements of this Section is binding to the executors,

administrators,

and

members

of

the

family

of

the

deceased.

SECTION 97.

Use of Remains for Medical Studies and

Scientific Research . — Unclaimed remains may be used

by medical schools and scientific institutions for studies

and

research

subject

to

the

rules

and

regulations

prescribed by the Department.

SECTION 98.

Special Precautions for Safe Handling of

Cadavers Containing Radioactive Isotopes . —

a.

Cadavers containing only traces (very small dose) of

radioactive isotope do not require any special handling

precautions.

b.

Cadavers containing large amounts of radioactive

isotopes should be labelled properly identifying the type

and amount or radioactive isotopes present and the date

of its administration.

c.

Before autopsy is performed, the Radiation Health

Officer or his duly authorized representative should be

notified

for

proper

advice.

The

pathologist

and/or

embalmer

should

be

warned

accordingly

of

the

radioactivity of the cadaver so that radiation precautions

can be properly enforced.

d.

Normal burial procedures, rules and regulations may

be

carried

out

on

the

above

mentioned

cadavers

provided that their amount of radioactivity has decayed

to a safe level which will be determined by the Radiation

Health Officer or his authorized representative.

e.

Cremation — If cremation is performed without

autopsy, there is no handling problem; otherwise, autopsy

precautions

should

be

strictly

enforced.

Precautions

should be taken to prevent any possible concentration of

radioactivity at the base of the stack of the crematorium.

SECTION 99.

Responsibility of the Regional Director . —

The Regional Director shall:

a.

Act on applications for the establishment of burial

grounds; and

b.

Close any burial ground which is a menace to public

health.

SECTION

100.

Responsibility

of

the

Local

Health

Authority . — The local health authority shall:

a. Administer city or municipal cemeteries;

b. Issue permits to inter, disinter or transfer remains;

c. Apply prescribed measures when cause of death is due

to a dangerous communicable disease;

d.

Keep records of death occurring within his area of

jurisdiction; and

e. Authorize the deliver of unclaimed remains to medical

schools and scientific institutions for purposes specified

in this Chapter and in accordance with the rules and

regulations of the Department.

SECTION 101.

Responsibility of Local Government . —

Local governments shall:

a.

Reserve

appropriate

tracts

of

land

under

their

jurisdiction,

for

cemeteries

subject

to

approval

of

Regional Directors concerned;

b. Utilize judiciously grants, gifts, bequests of property or

financial

donations

for

the

establishment

or

improvement of cemeteries; and

c.

Close cemeteries under their jurisdiction subject to

approval of the Regional Director.

SECTION 102. Penal Provisions . —

a.

The Secretary or his duly authorized representative

may revoke or suspend the license of an undertaker or

embalmer who violates any provisions of this Chapter or

the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary

under this Chapter.

b.

Any person who shall engage in the business of

undertaking or embalming in violation of any provision of

this Chapter shall be liable to a penalty of not more than

one thousand pesos for each violation.

c.

Each day or any part thereof during which any

prohibited business or practice is continued shall be

deemed a separate violation and subject to the same

penalty prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

CHAPTER XXII Final Provisions

SECTION 103. Penal Provision . —

a. Unless otherwise provided in any Chapter or section in

this Code, any person who shall violate, disobey, refuse,

omit or neglect to comply with any of the rules and

regulations promulgated under this Code shall be guilty

of misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished

by imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months

or by a fine of not exceeding one thousand pesos or both

depending upon the discretion of the court.

b.

Any person who shall interfere with or hinder, or

oppose any officer, agent or member of the Department

or of the bureaus and offices under it, in the performance

of his duty as such under this Code, or shall tear down,

mutilate, deface or alter any placard, or notice, affixed to

the premises in the enforcement of the Code, shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable upon conviction

by imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months

or by a fine of not exceeding one thousand pesos or both

depending upon the discretion of the Court.

SECTION 104.

Separability Clause . — In the event that

any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or word of this

Code is declared invalid for any reason, other provisions

thereof shall not be affected thereby.

SECTION 105.

Repealing Clause . — All laws, as well as

pertinent

rules

and

regulations

thereof

which

are

inconsistent with the provisions of this Code are hereby

repealed or amended accordingly.

SECTION 106. Effectivity . — This Code is hereby made part

of the law of the land and shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of December, in

the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Five.

(Code

on

Sanitation

of

the

Philippines, Presidential

Decree No. 856, [December 23, 1975])

PD No 1096 | National Building Code of

the Philippines

February 19, 1977

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1096

ADOPTING

A

NATIONAL

BUILDING

CODE

OF

THE

PHILIPPINES

THEREBY

REVISING

REPUBLIC

ACT

NUMBERED SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE

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