Law offices in the Philippines may have some lawyers scratching their heads at some of our own laws because of their oddity. We are aware that the purpose of creating a law is to enforce harmony and peace among its citizens. Every citizen of a state must adhere and follow these laws regardless of how weird or bizarre it is. Offender face huge fines or worse, jail time. All in the name of justice, right? For one, we observe a ban on staple wire on food packaging and regulation weight for school bags. Other countries have their own share of logic bending :
· The Hong Kong government bans everyone from exporting powdered formula. They’re required to carry only two 2-pounds each. This is due to the melamine incident last 2008 in Mainland China where infant formulas were found out to be contaminated. Chinese parents travel to Hong Kong to buy powdered formula or turn to foreign labels because they no longer trust their local products. As a result, the officials in Hong Kong reported shortage because of incessant exporting of the said product. This is why The Import and Export (General) (Amendment) Regulation 2013 was created on March 1, 2013.
· Again, in China, with the same causal root, they’ve established a strict regulation of importing infant formula as the massive smuggling of this product in their country hurts their sales and the economy as well. The China Customs only allows four to six tins in hand carry luggage.
· For the gamers out there, Greece is not the country for you. On July of 2012, this country banned all forms of electronic games which can be accessed through computers, laptops, tablets, portable consoles and even mobile phones. Boohoo! The name of the forsaken law is “Greek Law Number 3037” or the “Gaming Prohibition Law”.
· In the Philippines, if you always travel along the main thoroughfares of Metro Manila, you may have had a taste of the dreaded Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or the “Number Coding Scheme”. During weekdays starting 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, private and public vehicles with a plates ending with specific numbers are prohibited to travel on Metro Manila roads like so:
o Monday = 1 and 2
o Tuesday = 3 and 4
o Wednesday = 5 and 6
o Thursday = 7 and 8
o Friday = 9 and 0
Yup! Only in the Philippines.
· In United Kingdom, it is illegal to fire a cannon within the 300 yards of any near houses. Yeah, somewhere in your neighborhood someone owns a cannon—maybe as one of his weird hobbies? The offender will pay a large fine as indicated under the Metropolitan Police Act of 1839 Section 55.
· You need a government permit in India to fly a balloon or kite because they consider these things as an aircraft based on the Aircraft Act 1934. Under the Section 2 of the Act, it is stated that an "aircraft" means any machine which can derive support in the atmosphere from reactions of the air, aother than reactions of the air against the earth's surface] and includes balloons, whether fixed or free, airships, kites, gliders and flying machines.”
· In the land of the rising sun, Japan, being obese or overweight is a criminal offense. The Metabo Law that was implemented on 2008 mandates its citizens to maintain waistline limits where men’s should only be at or below 33.5 inches and women’s waist at or below 35.4 inches. The age bracket is from 40 to 74 years old. Uhh, so… skinny sumo veterans?
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· The Hong Kong government bans everyone from exporting powdered formula. They’re required to carry only two 2-pounds each. This is due to the melamine incident last 2008 in Mainland China where infant formulas were found out to be contaminated. Chinese parents travel to Hong Kong to buy powdered formula or turn to foreign labels because they no longer trust their local products. As a result, the officials in Hong Kong reported shortage because of incessant exporting of the said product. This is why The Import and Export (General) (Amendment) Regulation 2013 was created on March 1, 2013.
· Again, in China, with the same causal root, they’ve established a strict regulation of importing infant formula as the massive smuggling of this product in their country hurts their sales and the economy as well. The China Customs only allows four to six tins in hand carry luggage.
· For the gamers out there, Greece is not the country for you. On July of 2012, this country banned all forms of electronic games which can be accessed through computers, laptops, tablets, portable consoles and even mobile phones. Boohoo! The name of the forsaken law is “Greek Law Number 3037” or the “Gaming Prohibition Law”.
· In the Philippines, if you always travel along the main thoroughfares of Metro Manila, you may have had a taste of the dreaded Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or the “Number Coding Scheme”. During weekdays starting 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, private and public vehicles with a plates ending with specific numbers are prohibited to travel on Metro Manila roads like so:
o Monday = 1 and 2
o Tuesday = 3 and 4
o Wednesday = 5 and 6
o Thursday = 7 and 8
o Friday = 9 and 0
Yup! Only in the Philippines.
· In United Kingdom, it is illegal to fire a cannon within the 300 yards of any near houses. Yeah, somewhere in your neighborhood someone owns a cannon—maybe as one of his weird hobbies? The offender will pay a large fine as indicated under the Metropolitan Police Act of 1839 Section 55.
· You need a government permit in India to fly a balloon or kite because they consider these things as an aircraft based on the Aircraft Act 1934. Under the Section 2 of the Act, it is stated that an "aircraft" means any machine which can derive support in the atmosphere from reactions of the air, aother than reactions of the air against the earth's surface] and includes balloons, whether fixed or free, airships, kites, gliders and flying machines.”
· In the land of the rising sun, Japan, being obese or overweight is a criminal offense. The Metabo Law that was implemented on 2008 mandates its citizens to maintain waistline limits where men’s should only be at or below 33.5 inches and women’s waist at or below 35.4 inches. The age bracket is from 40 to 74 years old. Uhh, so… skinny sumo veterans?
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