Text of the provision
Sec. 47. Suppletory Application – For purposes of this Act, the Revised Penal Code and other applicable laws, shall have suppletory application.
Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004, Republic Act No. 9262 (2004). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
Where this Act is silent, the Revised Penal Code and other applicable laws apply suppletorily to fill the gap.
Related provisions
- Section 46 — Implementing Rules.
- Section 48 — Separability Clause.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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