Amending Sec. 163 of R.A. No. 3844 (Agricultural Land Reform Code)
Republic Act No. 4886, enacted on June 17, 1967, amends Section 163 of the Agricultural Land Reform Code. The amendment designates the Office of Agrarian Counsel to represent tenants, agricultural lessees, farm workers, and owner-cultivators who lack access to private legal counsel in agrarian-related court cases. This representation extends to both civil and criminal cases linked to agrarian disputes. The law emphasizes the importance of legal support for vulnerable agricultural parties within the agrarian system. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on October 30, 1967.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 4886
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 17, 1967
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4886
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "AGRICULTURAL LAND REFORM CODE"
Section One hundred and sixty-three of Republic Act Numbered Thirty-eight hundred and forty-four, otherwise known as the "Agricultural Land Reform Code" is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 163. Functions of the Office of the Agrarian Counsel.— It shall be the responsibility of the Office of Agrarian Counsel, upon proper notification by the party concerned or by the association or organization to which he belongs, to represent tenants, agricultural lessees, agricultural farm workers and agricultural owner-cultivators or the members of their immediate farm household referred to in this Code who cannot engage the services of competent private counsel in cases before the court of Agrarian Relations. This responsibility shall include representation before courts, including appellate, in cases, civil or criminal, instituted by or against said tenant, agricultural lessees, farm workers or owner-cultivators or the members of their immediate farm household, where the cases arise from or are connected with, or are results or effects of an agrarian dispute." aisa dc
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 17, 1967
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 63, No. 44, p. 9890 on October 30, 1967
Cite This Law
Amending Sec. 163 of R.A. No. 3844 (Agricultural Land Reform Code), Republic Act No. 4886, Jun 17, 1967 (Philippines)
Amending Sec. 163 of R.A. No. 3844 (Agricultural Land Reform Code), Republic Act No. 4886 (Phil. 1967)
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