Amending Presidential Decree No. 1251 Imposing A Fee On Operating Mining Companies To Be Known As "Mine Wastes And Tailing Fee" To Compensate For Damages To Private Land-Owners And For Othe
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Amending Presidential Decree No. 1251 Imposing A Fee On Operating Mining Companies To Be Known As "Mine Wastes And Tailing Fee" To Compensate For Damages To Private Land-Owners And For Othe
Presidential Decree No. 1720
September 8, 1980
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Summary of Presidential Decree No. 1720Amending Presidential Decree No. 1251 on Mine Wastes and Tailings Fee
- Allowances and Expenses for the Committee and Staff (Section 1):
• The Committee and its Staff are entitled to actual field and travel expenses and monthly allowances.
• The total amount shall not exceed ₱300,000.00 annually.
• The expenses will be taken from the reserve fund.
- Expansion of the Committee (Section 2):
• The Committee created under Presidential Decree No. 1251 is expanded to include the Director of the Bureau of Soils as a member.
- Separability Clause (Section 3):
• If any section or provision of this Decree is held unconstitutional or invalid by a competent court, the other sections or provisions shall remain valid.
- Repealing Clause (Section 4):
• All laws, executive orders, decrees, rules, and regulations, or parts thereof, contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree, are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
- Effectivity Clause (Section 5):
• This Decree shall take effect immediately upon promulgation.
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Amending Presidential Decree No. 1251 Imposing A Fee On Operating Mining Companies To Be Known As "Mine Wastes And Tailing Fee" To Compensate For Damages To Private Land-Owners And For Othe
Presidential Decree No. 1720
•September 8, 1980
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1720
AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1251 IMPOSING A FEE ON OPERATING MINING COMPANIES TO BE KNOWN AS "MINE WASTES AND TAILING FEE" TO COMPENSATE FOR DAMAGES TO PRIVATE LAND-OWNERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 1251, the "Mine Wastes and Tailings Fee" shall accrue to the reserve fund to be used exclusively for payment of damages on lands, agricultural crops and forest products, marine life and aquatic resources, the destruction of infrastructures, and the revegetation and rehabilitation of silted farm lands and other areas devoted to agriculture and fishing caused by pollution due to the operation of mining companies;
WHEREAS, the claims for damages caused by pollution are verified in the field by the Staff who render their reports to and are reviewed by the Committee created under the aforesaid Decree;
WHEREAS, the Committee and its Staff in the performance of their duties and functions, need field and travel expenses and monthly allowances.
WHEREAS, there being no appropriation for the purpose, it is...
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Executive Issuances
Presidential Decrees
mine wastes
tailings fee
damages
private landowners
pollution
mining companies
reserve fund
committee
staff
allowances
expenses
bureau of soils
separability clause
repealing clause
effectivity clause
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1720
AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1251 IMPOSING A FEE ON OPERATING MINING COMPANIES TO BE KNOWN AS "MINE WASTES AND TAILING FEE" TO COMPENSATE FOR DAMAGES TO PRIVATE LAND-OWNERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 1251, the "Mine Wastes and Tailings Fee" shall accrue to the reserve fund to be used exclusively for payment of damages on lands, agricultural crops and forest products, marine life and aquatic resources, the destruction of infrastructures, and the revegetation and rehabilitation of silted farm lands and other areas devoted to agriculture and fishing caused by pollution due to the operation of mining companies;
WHEREAS, the claims for damages caused by pollution are verified in the field by the Staff who render their reports to and are reviewed by the Committee created under the aforesaid Decree;
WHEREAS, the Committee and its Staff in the performance of their duties and functions, need field and travel expenses and monthly allowances.
WHEREAS, there being no appropriation for the purpose, it is...
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