AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN
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AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN
Republic Act No. 121
June 14, 1947
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Leasing of Forest Land for Special Purposes- The Director of Forestry, with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, may lease or grant permits for the use of forest lands or vacant public lands not declared agricultural land to Filipino citizens or authorized associations for the following purposes: (Section 1)
• Establishment of sawmills, lumber yards, timber depots, logging camps, rights-of-ways, and plantations for raising nipa and/or other palms, bacauan, medicinal plants, or trees of economic value.
• Construction of hotels, sanatoria, bathing establishments, residences, camps, fishponds, saltworks, and pastures for large or small cattle.
• Other lawful purposes.
- The lease or permit period shall not exceed 25 years. (Section 1)
- The maximum area allowed for different purposes is as follows: (Section 1)
• 24 hectares for hotels, sanatoria, bathing establishments, residences, camps, fishponds, saltworks, pastures for large or small cattle, and other lawful purposes.
• 2,000 hectares for pastures and plantations for raising medicinal plants or trees of economic value.
• 200 hectares for fishponds, saltworks, nipa and/or other palms, or bacauan plantations, and rights-of-way.
- Persons or associations occupying or using forest land or vacant public land without a permit or lease shall be liable to pay twice the regular rentals for the period of illegal use or occupation. (Section 1)
- Permit or lease holders who fail to pay the regular rental charges shall be liable to pay additional charges of 10% to 100% of the regular rental charges. (Section 1)
- All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this Act are repealed. (Section 2)
- This Act shall take effect upon its approval. (Section 3)
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AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN
Republic Act No. 121
•June 14, 1947
Republic Act No. 121             June 14, 1947
AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY AND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED
Section 1. Section eighteen hundred and thirty-eight of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Revised Administrative Code, as amended at Act Numbered Thirty-eight hundred and twenty and Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 1838. Leasing of forest land for special purposes. - The Director of Forestry with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, may, upon such terms as he may deem reasonable, lease or grant to any Filipino citizen or association of persons duly incorporated and authorized by the Constitution to acquire lands of the public domain, permits for the use of forest lands or vacant public lands not declared agricultural land, for a period not exceeding twenty-five years, for...
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Amends
n/a
Amended by
n/a
Tags
Statutes
Republic Acts
forest land
vacant public land
lease
permit
Filipino citizen
authorized association
sawmills
lumber yards
timber depots
logging camps
rights-of-way
plantations
nipa
palms
bacauan
medicinal plants
trees of economic value
hotels
sanatoria
bathing establishments
residences
camps
fishponds
saltworks
pastures
large cattle
small cattle
lawful purposes
rental charges
additional charges
Director of Forestry
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce
hectares
years
Republic Act No. 121             June 14, 1947
AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY AND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED
Section 1. Section eighteen hundred and thirty-eight of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Revised Administrative Code, as amended at Act Numbered Thirty-eight hundred and twenty and Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 1838. Leasing of forest land for special purposes. - The Director of Forestry with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, may, upon such terms as he may deem reasonable, lease or grant to any Filipino citizen or association of persons duly incorporated and authorized by the Constitution to acquire lands of the public domain, permits for the use of forest lands or vacant public lands not declared agricultural land, for a period not exceeding twenty-five years, for...
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