Grant of Mines Special Permits to Duly-Qualified Applicants
Letter of Instructions No. 921, issued on August 30, 1979, directs the Minister of Natural Resources and the Director of Mines to enhance rural employment and economic well-being through the exploration and exploitation of non-metallic mineral deposits. The Director of Mines is authorized to grant special mining permits to qualified applicants, subject to compliance with newly established rules and regulations. These rules will govern areas currently restricted from mining and those that may be closed in the future. The Minister of Natural Resources, upon the Director's recommendation, will implement these regulations, which require cooperation from relevant government agencies.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 921
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 30, 1979
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 921
| TO | : | The Minister of the Natural Resources |
| The Director of Mines |
In view of the need to generate more employment and improve the economic well-being of the inhabitants residing in the rural communities through the exploration, development and exploitation of mineral deposits, more particularly non-metallics, as a cottage industry, the Director of Mines may grant mines special permits to duly qualified applicants upon compliance with the requirements that shall be provided in the rules and regulations to be promulgated embracing areas which are now banned from mining operations and those which may later be closed to mining activities.
The Minister of Natural Resources shall, upon the recommendation of the Director of Mines, promulgate such rules and regulations to implement this Letter of Instructions which shall be in force and effect upon approval by the President.
All heads of government agencies/offices whose functions are affected by this Letter of Instructions are hereby directed to coordinate and/or cooperate with the Minister of Natural Resources and/or the Director of Mines in the implementation of this Letter of Instructions.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 30th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Nine. casia
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Grant of Mines Special Permits to Duly-Qualified Applicants, Letter of Instructions No. 921, Aug 30, 1979 (Philippines)
Grant of Mines Special Permits to Duly-Qualified Applicants, Letter of Instructions No. 921 (Phil. 1979)
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