Amendment to Section 107 of C.A. No. 141 Re: Use of Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture in Patents and Certificates
Republic Act No. 1240, enacted on June 7, 1955, amends Commonwealth Act No. 141 regarding the signing of land patents and certificates. The Act allows the President to delegate the authority to sign these documents to the Secretary and Undersecretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, depending on the size of the land. Patents for lands exceeding 144 hectares will bear the official seal of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources instead of the great seal of the Republic. This amendment aims to streamline the issuance of land grants while maintaining the legal framework for land conveyance as defined in the Land Registration Act. The law took effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1240
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 7, 1955
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1240
AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVEN OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE, BY PROVIDING THAT WHEN THE POWER TO SIGN PATENTS OR CERTIFICATES FOR LAND GRANTED UNDER SAID ACT IS DELEGATED BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE SECRETARY AND UNDERSECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, SUCH PATENTS OR CERTIFICATES SHALL BEAR THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES INSTEAD OF THE GREAT SEAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Section one hundred seven of Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred forty-one, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Eleven hundred seventy-two, is amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 107. All patents or certificates for land granted under this Act shall be prepared in the Bureau of Lands and shall be issued in the name of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines under the signature of the President of the Philippines: Provided, however, That the President of the Philippines may delegate to the Undersecretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources the power to sign patents or certificates covering lands not exceeding one hundred forty-four hectares in area, and to the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources the power to sign patents or certificates covering the lands exceeding one hundred forty-four hectares, in area, in which case such patents or certificates shall bear the official seal of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources instead of the great seal of the Republic of the Philippines. Such patents or certificates shall be effective only for the purposes defined in section one hundred and twenty-two of the Land Registration Act, and actual conveyance of the land shall be effected only as provided in said section." cdt
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 7, 1955
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 51, No. 6, p. 2805 in June 1955
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Amendment to Section 107 of C.A. No. 141 Re: Use of Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture in Patents and Certificates, Republic Act No. 1240, Jun 7, 1955 (Philippines)
Amendment to Section 107 of C.A. No. 141 Re: Use of Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture in Patents and Certificates, Republic Act No. 1240 (Phil. 1955)
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