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5. Transitional Provisions• Transitional provisions are optional and most frequently used in tax andregulatory ordinances.• <strong>The</strong>se provisions are the means to make the changeover from an old ordinanceto a new one.6. Repealing Clause• It is also known as the severability or separability clause• It declares that if any part of the ordinances in which it appears is found to beunconstitutional, the rest of the ordinance is not to be affected.7. Effectivity Clause• It specifies exactly when and how the ordinance is to go initially into effect.Following are the four general kinds of ordinances. 14Tool 4Kinds of Ordinances1. General Ordinance - refers to an ordinance enacted by a sanggunian in theexercise of its police power whose primary aim is the general welfare of the peopleby prescribing certain regulatory measures.2. Appropriation Ordinance – refers to an ordinance whose primary aim is toappropriate local funds for purposes allowed by existing laws.3. Tax Ordinance – refers to an ordinance enacted by a sanggunian in the exercise ofthe local government unit’s taxing power whose primary purpose is to raise localrevenues thru the imposition or levying of taxes, fees and charges subject to certainlimitations prescribed by existing law.4. Special Ordinance – refers to an ordinance aimed to address a special purpose.14 Dihan, ibid.109