WHEREAS,
there is a necessity to insure the orderly recording and keeping of
mining instruments and documents required or allowed to be registered
under Commonwealth Act No. 137, as amended, and its implementing rules
and regulations;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. The registers of deeds as ex-officio
mining recorders under Commonwealth Act No. 137 shall continue to act
as such mining recorders for the registration of mining instruments or
documents, except original declarations of location, pertaining or
relating to, or affecting mining claims located or mining rights
acquired prior to May 18, 1974 under Commonwealth Act No. 137, as
amended, and the implementing rules and regulations thereof, and shall
be responsible for the safekeeping of such recorded instruments or
documents in their custody and the issuance of certified true copies
thereof, subject to the payment of such fees as may be determined by
the Director of Mines with the approval of the Secretary of Natural
Resources. Such fees shall accrue to the province or city concerned and
shall be allocated for the facilities and services that may be required
to keep and maintain the Office of the Mining Recorder. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. Mining instruments and documents required
or allowed to be registered under Presidential Decree No. 483 after May
18, 1974, shall be recorded with the Mines Regional Officers and such
other persons as may be appointed or designated by the Director of
Mines. The Director shall be responsible for the proper recording of
such documents and instruments and shall issue such forms, rules and
regulations to implement this Decree.
Section 3. Any provisions of existing law, decree,
order or regulation, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or
amended accordingly.
Section 4. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 19th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
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