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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 980 - PROVIDING
FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE PHILIPPINE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, AND
FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES
WHEREAS, under the New Republic, national
development shall be pursued with renewed dedication and greater
determination through a more efficient, effective and economical
government;
WHEREAS, in furtherance of national development objectives, it is
necessary to ensure the effective and efficient application of nuclear
energy in the advancement of research and development in agriculture,
engineering and technology, and public health;
WHEREAS, it is likewise imperative that a national policy responsive to
the needs of progress be formulated and implemented for the regulation
of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, which activity is best
undertaken by collegial regulatory body; and
WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 1416 as amended, the President
is empowered to undertake such organizational and related improvements
as may be appropriate in the light of changing circumstances and new
developments;
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:
Section 1.
The Commissioner and Associate Commissioners shall be appointed by the
President upon the recommendation of the Director General of the
National Science and Technology Authority, for a regular term of six
years: Provided, however, That in the initial appointments the
Commissioner and one of the Associate Commissioners shall have a term
of six years, two of the Associate Commissioners shall have a term of
four years, and one of the Associate Commissioners shall have a term of
two years. They shall be citizens of the Philippines of proven
competence and have completed preferably a masteral degree in the field
of nuclear science and technology and ten (10) years of relevant
professional, scientific or technological work experience, except that
one Associate Commissioner may be a lawyer with substantial experience
in regulatory work.
Appointees to the positions of Commissioner and Associate Commissioners
who have appointments to ranks in either the Career Executive Service
or the Scientific Career System shall not be reason of their
appointment to these positions lose their ranks in either career
service and may, upon the expiration of their respective terms of
office, be assigned to such appropriate positions in the government
service as may be corresponding to their ranks.
Sec. 2.
Sec. 3.
The decisions of the Board of Commissioners in the exercise of its
regulatory functions, including those of a quasi-judicial nature, shall
not be subject to review by the Director General of the National
Science and Technology Authority; Provided, That in the exercise by the
Board of Commissioners of its regulatory functions, including its
quasi-judicial functions, decisions shall be made by the Board sitting
en banc; Provided, further, That appeals from the regulatory decisions
of the Board of Commissioners shall be in accordance with Republic Act
No. 5207 as amended.
In the exercise of other functions, the Board Commissioners shall pass
upon and act on such matters as may be referred to it by the
Commissioner, relative to the administrative and substantive operations
of the Commission.
Sec. 4.
Sec. 5.
The present positions of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of the
Commission are hereby abolished.
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Done in the City of Manila,
this 29th day of August in the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Eighty-Four.
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