Penalties for Theft of Shoots, Leaves, Fruits or Trunks of the Buri Tree
Act No. 3604, approved on December 2, 1929, addresses the theft and destruction of the buri tree, specifically targeting the unauthorized removal of its shoots, leaves, fruits, or trunks. It establishes penalties for individuals who unlawfully appropriate these parts of the tree for their fibers without the owner's consent. The penalties are outlined in specific subsections of Article 518 of the Penal Code. This law aims to protect private ownership rights over the buri tree and its products.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3604
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 2, 1929
ACT NO. 3604
AN ACT TO PUNISH THE THEFT OF SHOOTS, LEAVES, FRUITS OR TRUNKS OF THE BURI TREE AND THE DESTRUCTION THEREOF, AND ESTABLISH THE PENALTIES TO BE IMPOSED IN EACH CASE
SECTION 1. Any person who steals or cuts any shoot, leaf, fruit or trunk of a buri tree of private ownership to appropriate the fibers thereof without permission of the owner, shall be punished in accordance with subsections one, two, three, and four, and the first paragraph of subsection five, of article five hundred and eighteen of the Penal Code, as the case may be.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, December 2, 1929.
Cite This Law
Penalties for Theft of Shoots, Leaves, Fruits or Trunks of the Buri Tree, Act No. 3604, Dec 2, 1929 (Philippines)
Penalties for Theft of Shoots, Leaves, Fruits or Trunks of the Buri Tree, Act No. 3604 (Phil. 1929)
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