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BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG. 878BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 878 - AN ACT
FURTHER AMENDING SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVEN OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED
ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC LAND ACT, AS
AMENDED
Section 1. Section One hundred seven of Commonwealth Act
Numbered One hundred forty-one, otherwise known as the Public Land Act,
as amended, is further amended to read as follows:
"Section 107.
All patents or certificates for land granted under this Act shall be
prepared in the Bureau of Lands and shall be issued in the name of the
Government of the Republic of the Philippines under the signature of
the President of the Philippines: Provided, however, That the President
of the Philippines may delegate to the Minister of Natural Resources
and/or the Deputy Minister the power to sign patents or certificates
covering lands not exceeding one hundred forty-four hectares in area:
Provided, further, That the Director of Lands is empowered to sign
patents or certificates covering lands not exceeding ten hectares, and
District Land Officers in every province are hereby empowered to sign
patents or certificates covering lands not exceeding six hectares in
area when the Office of the District Land Officer is properly equipped
to carry out the purposes of this Act: Provided, furthermore, That no
applicant shall be permitted to split the area applied for by him in
excess of the are fixed in this Section among his relatives within the
sixth degree of consanguinity of affinity excepting the applicant's
married children who are actually occupying the land: Provided,
finally, That copies of said patents shall be furnished the Bureau of
Lands for record purposes. No patent or certificate shall be issued by
the District Land Officer unless the survey of the land covered by said
patent or certificate, whether made by the Bureau of Lands or by
private surveyor, has been approved by the Director of Lands. The
Director of Lands shall promptly act upon all surveys submitted to him
for approval and return the same to the District Land Officer within
ninety days after receipt of such surveys by his Office. The Director
of Lands shall state the reasons for any action taken by him thereon.
It shall be the duty of the District Land Officer to act on the matter
or transmit the records of the case, with his action thereon, to
interested parties within thirty days after receipt of the records from
the Director of Lands or the Regional Director. Any person aggrieved by
the decision or action of the District Land Officer may, within thirty
days from receipt of the copy of the said decision, appeal to the
Director of Lands. Such patents or certificates shall be effective only
for the purposes defined in Section One hundred twenty-two of the Land
Registration Act, and actual conveyance of the land shall be effected
only as provided in said Section .
"All surveys pending approval by
the Director of Lands at the time this Act takes effect shall be acted
upon by him within ninety days from the effectivity of this Act."
Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Approved: July 9, 1985.
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