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Act No. 4062
AN
ACT TO RESERVE TO THE PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE THE DISPOSITION OF THE
WATERS
OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR THE UTILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HYDRAULIC
POWER.
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ACT
NO. 4062
AN
ACT TO RESERVE TO THE PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE THE DISPOSITION OF THE
WATERS
OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR THE UTILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HYDRAULIC
POWER.
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robles virtual law library:red
Section
1. Except by special franchise
approved by the Philippine Legislature, no hydraulic power rights or
franchises
shall be granted on waters of the public domain to private persons,
associations
or corporations, such rights being reserved exclusively for Government
which may utilize, develop, or otherwise dispose of same for the
benefit
of the public: Provided, however, That hydraulic power to be developed
for private or domestic use and not for sale to the public and
franchises
or rights acquired prior to the approval of this Act shall be excepted
from the provisions hereof: Provided, further, That nothing in this Act
shall be understood as prohibiting or restricting the use for
irrigation
purposes in accordance with law, of such streams as may not be
considered,
in the opinion of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications,
appropriate
or necessary for the development of hydraulic power for public use. chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
2. All Acts or parts of
Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
3. This Act shall take
effect on its approval. chanrobles virtual law library
Approved: March 1, 1933.
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