Amendment to Land Registration Act Re: Sale of Lands by Government Pending Approval of Subdivision Surveys
Republic Act No. 1096, enacted on June 15, 1954, amends Section 58 of the Land Registration Act to facilitate transactions involving government-sold lands. The amendment allows for the registration of deeds of sale from the government, despite the previous prohibition against such registrations pending subdivision survey approvals. This change is aimed at enabling easier access to loans from banking and credit institutions for these transactions. Additionally, any conflicting laws or regulations are repealed, and the Act takes effect upon approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1096
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 15, 1954
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1096
AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING SECTION FIFTY- EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-SIX, KNOWN AS THE "LAND REGISTRATION ACT," TO FACILITATE DEALINGS IN LANDS SOLD BY THE GOVERNMENT PENDING APPROVAL OF THE SUBDIVISION SURVEYS
SECTION 1. Section fifty-eight of Act Numbered Four hundred ninety-six, known as the Land Registration Act, is hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof the following additional paragraph:
"For the purpose of securing loans from banking and credit institutions, the foregoing prohibition against the acceptance for registration or annotation of a subsequent deed or other voluntary instrument shall not apply in the case of deeds of sale duly executed by the Government or any of its instrumentalities, with respect to portions of lands registered in the name of the Republic of the Philippines."
SECTION 2. All laws and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval
Approved: June 15, 1954
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 50, No. 7, p. 2985 in July 1954
Cite This Law
Amendment to Land Registration Act Re: Sale of Lands by Government Pending Approval of Subdivision Surveys, Republic Act No. 1096, Jun 15, 1954 (Philippines)
Amendment to Land Registration Act Re: Sale of Lands by Government Pending Approval of Subdivision Surveys, Republic Act No. 1096 (Phil. 1954)
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