Text of the provision
Art. 702. The district health officer shall determine whether or not abatement, without judicial proceedings, is the best remedy against a public nuisance.
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
It is the district health officer who determines whether abatement without judicial proceedings is the best remedy against a public nuisance.
Related provisions
- Article 701 — Who Files The Civil Action.
- Article 703 — Private Action For Public Nuisance.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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