Section 37Sec./Art. 37

Repealing Clause. -

(a) The following are hereby repealed or modified accordingly:

(1) Republic Act No. 6957, as amended by Republic Act No. 7718, otherwise known as "An Act Authorizing the Financing, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Projects by the Private Sector, and for Other Purposes";

(2) Section 10(e)(1) of Republic Act No. 7227, otherwise known as the "Bases Conversion and Development Act", insofar as it refers to Republic Act No. 6957, as amended by Republic Act No. 7718'

(3) Section 6(p) of Republic Act No. 10844, otherwise known as the "Department of Information and Communications Technology Act of 2015";

(4) Section 4(r) of Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997";

(5) Section 3(a) of Presidential Decree No. 1112, otherwise known as "An Act Authoritizing the Establishment of Toll Facilities on Public Improvements, Creating a Board for the Regulations Thereof and for Other Purposes";

(6) Second paragraph of Section 1 of Presidential Decree No. 1894, series of 1983. Amending the Franchise of the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC), granting the PNCC the right, privilege and authority to construct, maintain and operate any and all such extensions, linkages or stretches, together with the toll facilities appurtenant thereto, from any part of the North Luzon Expressway, South Luzon Expressway or Metro Manila Expressway or to divert the original route and change the original end-points of the North Luzon Expressway or South Luzon Expressway as may be approved by the Toll Regulatory Board;

(7) Pertinent provisions of Presidential Decree No. 875, as amended, or the "Revised Charter of the Philippine Ports Authority" created under Presidential Decree No. 505, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Code;

(8) Sections of Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 113, series of 1977, granting to the Construction and Development Corporation of the Philippines (CDCP) the right to construct, operate and maintain toll facilities in the North and South Luzon Toll Expressways, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Code;

(9) Specific provisions in the special charters of GOCCs, SUCs, and other government agencies that allow the issuance of guidelines governing partnerships between government and private sector for the financing, designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining, or any combination or variation thereof, of infrastructure or development projects outside of Republic Act No. 9184.1aшphi1

(b) The provisions pertaining to the identification, evaluation, approval, procurement, and/or implementation of PPP Projects including leases and JVs in the following laws are hereby amended or modified accordingly:

(1) Sections 22(c) and 22(e) of Republic Act No. 9500, otherwise known as the "University of the Philippines Charter of 2008"; and

(2) Presidential Decree No. 1113, series of 1977 and Presidential Decree No. 1894, series of 1983, granting a franchise to the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) (then the Construction and Development Corporation of the Philippines (CDCP) to construct, operate, and maintain the North and South Luzon Expressways and Metro Manila Expressways.

All other references to Republic Act No. 6957 and Republic Act No. 7718 in existing laws, decrees, and other legislation are hereby amended to refer to this Code.

All executive orders and administrative laws, decrees, orders, codes, issuances, rules and regulations, and ordinances or any part thereof inconsistent with or contrary to this Code are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.