Amending Further Presidential Decree No. 412 Providing For The Disposition, Development And Utilization Of Guano Deposits For Fertilizer Purposes

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Presidential Decree No. 511

Amending Presidential Decree No. 412 on Guano Deposits for Fertilizer Purposes

- Revocation of Permits (Section 1)
    - Permits may be revoked by the Director of Mines, Mines Regional Officer, or authorized deputy if public interest requires or for specified causes.
    - Decision to revoke can be appealed to the Secretary of Natural Resources within 5 days.
    - Decision is immediately executory.
    - If permit is revoked through no fault of the permittee, fees paid in advance for unremoved guano will be refunded.

- Existing Rights and Claims (Section 2)
    - Permits are subject to existing rights, laws, the decree, and rules and regulations.
    - "Existing rights" excludes claims covered only by declarations of location, unless surveyed or boundaries established before the decree.

- Quantity of Guano Allowed (Section 3)
    - Gratuitous permittee: up to 2,000 kg of guano.
    - Commercial permittee: quantity specified in the permit.
    - Government agency with gratuitous permit: excess of 2,000 kg for official use, with quantity certified by Bureau of Soils.

- Repealing Clause (Section 4)
    - Inconsistent laws, orders, decrees, rules, and regulations are repealed or modified.

- Effectivity (Section 5)
    - The decree takes effect immediately.