An Act to Further Amend Section 1838 of Act No. 2711, as Amended by Act No. 3820
Commonwealth Act No. 100, enacted on October 28, 1936, amends Section 1838 of the Revised Administrative Code regarding the leasing of forest and vacant public lands in the Philippines. The Director of Forestry, with the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce's approval, can lease these lands to Filipino citizens or authorized associations for various purposes, including the establishment of sawmills, logging camps, and other lawful uses, for up to twenty years. The maximum area that can be leased varies depending on the purpose, with specific caps for fishponds and plantations. Unauthorized occupation of these lands incurs a penalty of double the regular rental fees. This law took effect upon its approval.
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- What is An Act to Further Amend Section 1838 of Act No. 2711, as Amended by Act No. 3820 about?
- Commonwealth Act No. 100, enacted on October 28, 1936, amends Section 1838 of the Revised Administrative Code regarding the leasing of forest and vacant public lands in the Philippines. The Director of Forestry, with the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce's approval, can lease these lands to Filipino citizens or authorized associations for various purposes, including the establishment of sawmills, logging camps, and other lawful uses, for up to twenty years. The maximum area that can be leased varies depending on the purpose, with specific caps for fishponds and plantations. Unauthorized occupation of these lands incurs a penalty of double the regular rental fees. This law took effect upon its approval.
- What type of law is Commonwealth Act No. 100?
- An Act to Further Amend Section 1838 of Act No. 2711, as Amended by Act No. 3820 (Commonwealth Act No. 100) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act to Further Amend Section 1838 of Act No. 2711, as Amended by Act No. 3820 enacted?
- An Act to Further Amend Section 1838 of Act No. 2711, as Amended by Act No. 3820 (Commonwealth Act No. 100) was enacted on Oct 28, 1936.
- What is the citation for An Act to Further Amend Section 1838 of Act No. 2711, as Amended by Act No. 3820?
- An Act to Further Amend Section 1838 of Act No. 2711, as Amended by Act No. 3820, Commonwealth Act No. 100, Oct 28, 1936 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- Commonwealth Act No. 100
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 28, 1936
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 100
AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY
SECTION 1. Section eighteen hundred and thirty-eight of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by Act Numbered Thirty-eight hundred and twenty, is hereby further amended to read as follows: CSEHIa
"SEC. 1838. Leasing of forest land for special purposes. — The Director of Forestry, with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, may, upon such terms as he may deem reasonable, lease or grant to any Filipino citizen or association of persons duly incorporated and authorized by the Constitution to acquire lands of the public domain, permits for the use of forest lands or vacant public lands not declared agricultural land, for a period not exceeding twenty years, for the establishment of sawmills, lumber yards, timber depots, logging camps and rights-of-way and for the construction of hotels, sanatoria, bathing establishments, residences, or for camps, fishponds, nipa and bacauan plantations, pastures for large or small cattle or for other lawful purposes, in an area not exceeding twenty-four hectares, except in so far as fishponds, nipa and bacauan plantations, pastures and rights-of-way are concerned, for which the maximum area shall be two thousand hectares for pastures and two hundred hectares for fishponds and nipa and bacauan plantations; and for rights-of-way, the area of the land that may be leased shall be such as may actually and reasonably be necessary to carry out the purposes for which such lease is requested.
"Any person or association of persons occupying or using any part of the forest land or vacant public land not declared agricultural land without permit as above required shall be liable to the payment of twice the regular rentals now or hereafter provided for by regulations for such kind of use during such time that the area is illegally used or occupied."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, October 28, 1936.
Cite This Law
An Act to Further Amend Section 1838 of Act No. 2711, as Amended by Act No. 3820, Commonwealth Act No. 100, Oct 28, 1936 (Philippines)
An Act to Further Amend Section 1838 of Act No. 2711, as Amended by Act No. 3820, Commonwealth Act No. 100 (Phil. 1936)
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