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police force or to any penal institution, or government orphanage,
or leprosarium within the region.
(c) Special Fund. All money collected on any regional tax
levied for a special purpose shall be treated as a special fund and
paid out for such special purpose only. If the purpose for which
special fund was created has been fulfilled or abandoned, the
balance, if any, shall accrue to the general funds of the Regional
Government.
(d) Trust Funds. Trust funds shall only be paid out of the
regional treasury for the specific purpose for which said funds
were created or received.
(e) Authorization by Regional Governor or Representative.
No funds or resources shall be disbursed unless duly approved by
the Regional Governor or by his duly authorized representative.
ARTICLE VIII
Administration of Justice
SECTION 1. Exercise of Judicial Power. – The judicial
powers shall be vested in the Supreme Court and in such lower
courts as may be established by law including the Shari'ah Courts
in accordance with Section 5 hereof.
SEC. 2. Justices from Autonomous Region. – It shall be
the policy of the central government or national government that,
whenever feasible, at least one (1) justice in the Supreme Court
and two (2) justices in the Court of Appeals shall come from
qualified jurists of the autonomous region. For this purpose, the
Regional Governor may, after consultations with the Regional
Assembly and concerned sectors in the autonomous region, submit
the names of qualified persons to the Judicial and Bar Council for
its consideration. The appointments of those recommended by
the Regional Governor to the judicial positions mentioned above
are without prejudice to appointments that may be extended to
other qualified inhabitants of the autonomous region to other
positions in the Judiciary.
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