by the agencies concerned to their respective departments, which shall in turn indorse the same to the Council for the Welfare on Children and Youth, for evaluation, cooperation and coordination. CHAPTER III Implementation of Code and Rule-Making Authority Article 209. Implementation of this Code and Rule-Making Authority. - The enforcement and implementation of this Code shall be the primary responsibility of the Council for the Welfare of Children. Said Council shall have authority to promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Code. FINAL PROVISIONS Article 210. General Penalty. - Violations of any provisions of this Code for which no penalty is specifically provided shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding one month or a fine not exceeding two hundred pesos, or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court, unless a higher penalty is provided for in the Revised Penal Code or special laws. Article 211. Repealing Clause. - All laws or parts of any laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Code are hereby repealed or modified accordingly: Provided, That the provisions of the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 and amendments thereto shall continue to be in force and shall not be deemed modified or repealed by any provision of this Code. Article 212. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Code is held invalid, the other provisions not affected thereby shall continue in operation. Article 213. Effectivity Clause. - This Code shall take effect six months after its approval. Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation