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The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND MECHANISMS FOR THE CREATION, OPERATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND COORDINATION OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES IN THE PHILIPPINES, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY (PEZA), AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

R.A. No. 7916 | 1995-02-24

CHAPTER I


Purposes and Objectives; Establishment and Nature of Special Economic Zones; Coordination with Other Similar Schemes

SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known and cited as “The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the declared policy of the government to translate into practical realities the following State policies and mandates in the 1987 Constitution, namely:

 

(a) “The State recognizes the indispensable role of the private sector, encourages private enterprise, and provides incentives to needed investments.” (Sec. 20, Art. II)

(b) “The State...