Amendment to Section 36 of P.D. No. 705 (Revised Forestry Code)
Batas Pambansa Blg. 701, enacted on April 5, 1984, amends Section 36 of the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines. It provides additional incentives for private landowners engaging in tree farming on parcels of land up to fifty hectares, specifically for planting Ipil-Ipil and other fast-growing trees. These landowners are exempt from certain inventory and harvest requirements, provided they have a certificate of origin from an authorized forest officer for any transported trees. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on October 15, 1984.
April 5, 1984
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 701
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THIRTY-SIX OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED FIVE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE REVISED FORESTRY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES"
Section thirty-six of Presidential Decree Numbered Seven Hundred Five is amended by adding another paragraph after paragraph (h) to read as follows: asia dc
"In addition to the incentives under this section, private landowners who engage in tree farming on areas fifty hectares or below by planting their lands with Ipil-Ipil and other fast-growing trees shall be exempt from the inventory requirement and other requirements before harvest as provided in this Decree for lessees of forest lands of the public domain: Provided, That the transport of trees cut shall be accompanied by the corresponding certificate of origin duly issued by the authorized forest officer."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: April 5, 1984 casia
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 80 No. 42 Page 5576 on October 15, 1984.