Amendment to Sec. 192 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code)
Act No. 3900, approved on November 16, 1931, amends Section 192 of the Revised Administrative Code concerning the registration of deeds in the Philippines. It establishes a register of deeds for Manila and each province, with specific provisions for the Mountain Province and its subprovince, Benguet. The act also designates an auxiliary register of deeds for the Province of Leyte, detailing its jurisdiction across several municipalities. Additionally, any conflicting laws or parts thereof are repealed, and the act takes effect upon approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3900
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 16, 1931
ACT NO. 3900
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED, AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Section one hundred ninety-two of Act Numbered twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Revised Administrative Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 192. Office of register of deeds. — There shall be a register of deeds for the City of Manila and one for each of the several provinces except the Mountain Province. In the Mountain Province there shall be one register of deeds for the Mountain Province whose jurisdiction shall extend to such parts of the Province as are not contained in the subprovince of Benguet, and for the subprovince of Benguet there shall be a register of deeds whose jurisdiction shall extend throughout the subprovince of Benguet, including City of Baguio: Provided, That the auxiliary register of deeds of the Province of Leyte shall hold office in the municipality of Maasin, with the same powers and duties as the register of deeds of the province within the municipalities of Villaba, Palonpon, Merida, Ormoc, Albuera, Baybay, Inopacan, Hindang, Hilongos, Bato, Matalom, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Sogod, Libagon, Lilo-an, Pintuyan, Cabalian, Anahawan, Hinunangan, and Hinundayan, Province of Leyte, subject, however, to the supervision and control of the register of deeds of the province." HCaDET
SECTION 2. All acts or parts of act or laws inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, November 16, 1931.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Sec. 192 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code), Act No. 3900, Nov 16, 1931 (Philippines)
Amendment to Sec. 192 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code), Act No. 3900 (Phil. 1931)
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