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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 861
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 861 -
ALLOWING PASTURE LESSEES TO USE THEIR PASTURE LANDS FOR AGRICULTURAL
PURPOSES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS
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WHEREAS,
the government is intensifying its food production campaign in line
with the New Society's economic and social development goals;
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WHEREAS, this program can be enhanced by allowing pasture permittees or
lessees to use their pasture lands for agriculture if said lands are
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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.
Section 1. Any provision of existing law to the
contrary notwithstanding, a pasture lessee or permittee is hereby
allowed to devote his pasture land for agricultural purposes; Provided,
That a certification of the Secretary of Agriculture is first obtained
that the land is suited for agricultural purposes.
Section 2. In case the Secretary of Agriculture
certifies that the land is more suitable to agriculture than for
pasture purposes and upon proper application by the pasture permittee
or lessees, the Secretary of Natural Resources shall issue the
necessary order declassifying the land, subject to the approval thereof
by the President.
Section 3. After the reclassification of the pasture
land into an agricultural land, the same shall be reappraised for the
purpose of determining the reasonable rental thereof. The pasture
permittee or lessee may be allowed to lease the same, subject to the
limitations provided in the Constitution, the Public Land Act and other
existing laws, rules and regulations.
Section 4. All provisions of existing laws, orders or
regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.
Section 5. This decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 29th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-five.
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