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REPUBLICACTNo.1405
ANACTPROHIBITINGDISCLOSUREOFORINQUIRYINTO,DEPOSITSWITHANYBANKINGINSTITUTION
ANDPROVIDINGPENALTYTHEREFOR.
Section 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Government to give encouragement to the people to
deposittheirmoneyinbankinginstitutionsandtodiscourageprivatehoardingsothatthesamemaybeproperly
utilizedbybanksinauthorizedloanstoassistintheeconomicdevelopmentofthecountry.
Section 2. 1 All deposits of whatever nature with banks or banking institutions in the Philippines including
investments in bonds issued by the Government of the Philippines, its political subdivisions and its
instrumentalities, are hereby considered as of an absolutely confidential nature and may not be examined,
inquiredorlookedintobyanyperson,governmentofficial,bureauoroffice,exceptuponwrittenpermissionofthe
depositor, or in cases of impeachment, or upon order of a competent court in cases of bribery or dereliction of
dutyofpublicofficials,orincaseswherethemoneydepositedorinvestedisthesubjectmatterofthelitigation.
Section3.Itshallbeunlawfulforanyofficialoremployeeofabankinginstitutiontodisclosetoanypersonother
thanthosementionedinSectiontwohereofanyinformationconcerningsaiddeposits.
Section 4. All Acts or parts of Acts, Special Charters, Executive Orders, Rules and Regulations which are
inconsistentwiththeprovisionsofthisActareherebyrepealed.
Section5.Anyviolationofthislawwillsubjectoffenderuponconviction,toanimprisonmentofnotmorethanfive
yearsorafineofnotmorethantwentythousandpesosorboth,inthediscretionofthecourt.
Section6.ThisActshalltakeeffectuponitsapproval.
Approved:September9,1955

Footnote
1ThisSectionandSection3werebothamendedbyPDNo.1792issuedJanuary16,1981,PD1792was

expresslyrepealedbySec135ofR.A.No.7653,approvedJune14,1993.Theoriginalsections2and3of
R.A.No.1405areherebyreproducedforreference,asfollows"Sec2Alldepositsofwhatevernaturewith
banksorbankinginstitutionsinthePhilippinesincludinginvestmentsinbondsissuedbytheGovernmentof
thePhilippines,itspoliticalsubdivisionsanditsinstrumentalities,areherebyconsideredasofanabsolutely
confidentialnatureandmaynotbeexamined,inquiredorlookedintobyanyperson,governmentofficial,
bureau or office, except upon written permission of the depositor, or in cases of impeachment, or upon
orderofacompetentcourtincasesofbriberyorderelictionofdutyofpublicofficials.orincaseswherethe
money deposited or invested is the subject matter of the litigation," "Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any
officialoremployeeofabankinginstitutiontodisclosetoanypersonotherthanthosementionedinSection
twohereofanyinformationconcerningsaiddeposits."
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