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Batas Pambansa Bilang 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.
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BATAS
PAMBANSA BILANG 878AN
ACT FURTHER AMENDING SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVEN OF COMMONWEALTH ACT
NUMBERED
ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC LAND ACT, AS
AMENDED.chan
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chan
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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:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
"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." chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
2. This Act shall take
effect upon its approval. chanrobles virtual law library
Approved:
July 9, 1985
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