Requiring the Posting of All Public Lands Declared Open to Disposition or Concession
Batas Pambansa Blg. 205, enacted on March 25, 1982, amends Section 7 of Commonwealth Act No. 141 to enhance the administration and disposition of alienable public lands in the Philippines. The law mandates that the Minister of Natural Resources must publicly post and publish a list of public lands open for disposition or concession in designated local government offices and a local newspaper. Additionally, barangay captains are required to announce this information in a barangay assembly and certify compliance to the district land officer. The act stipulates that no land disposition or concession is valid without this posting and publication being completed within specified time frames.
Quick Answers
- What is Requiring the Posting of All Public Lands Declared Open to Disposition or Concession about?
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 205, enacted on March 25, 1982, amends Section 7 of Commonwealth Act No. 141 to enhance the administration and disposition of alienable public lands in the Philippines. The law mandates that the Minister of Natural Resources must publicly post and publish a list of public lands open for disposition or concession in designated local government offices and a local newspaper. Additionally, barangay captains are required to announce this information in a barangay assembly and certify compliance to the district land officer. The act stipulates that no land disposition or concession is valid without this posting and publication being completed within specified time frames.
- What type of law is Batas Pambansa Blg. 205?
- Requiring the Posting of All Public Lands Declared Open to Disposition or Concession (Batas Pambansa Blg. 205) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Requiring the Posting of All Public Lands Declared Open to Disposition or Concession enacted?
- Requiring the Posting of All Public Lands Declared Open to Disposition or Concession (Batas Pambansa Blg. 205) was enacted on Mar 25, 1982.
- What is the citation for Requiring the Posting of All Public Lands Declared Open to Disposition or Concession?
- Requiring the Posting of All Public Lands Declared Open to Disposition or Concession, Batas Pambansa Blg. 205, Mar 25, 1982 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 205
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Mga Batas Pambansa
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 25, 1982
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 205
AN ACT REQUIRING THE POSTING OF ALL PUBLIC LANDS DECLARED OPEN TO DISPOSITION OR CONCESSION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 7 OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 141 AS AMENDED
Section seven of Commonwealth Act No. 141 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 7. For the purposes of the administration and disposition of alienable or disposable public lands, the Batasang Pambansa or the President, upon recommendation by the Minister of Natural Resources, may from time to time declare what public lands are open to disposition or concession under this Act.
"The Minister of Natural Resources shall cause to be posted in the barangay hall, the municipal or city hall and the provincial capitol of the barangay, municipality or city and province, respectively, and to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the province or city where the land is situated, a list of public lands declared open to disposition or concession, including those which have already been so declared before the approval of this amendatory Act but which have not yet been disposed of. In addition to the foregoing, the barangay captain shall call a barangay assembly meeting wherein he shall read and/or announce said list, and shall certify to the district land officer his compliance with this requirement.
"Such posting and publication shall be made within sixty days from the date of effectivity of this Act, and thereafter, within sixty days from the date any portion of the public land is so declared open to disposition or concession. asia dc
"Hereafter no disposition or concession shall be valid unless the required posting and publication shall have been complied with."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: March 25, 1982
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 78 No. 50 Page 6990 on December 13, 1982.
Cite This Law
Requiring the Posting of All Public Lands Declared Open to Disposition or Concession, Batas Pambansa Blg. 205, Mar 25, 1982 (Philippines)
Requiring the Posting of All Public Lands Declared Open to Disposition or Concession, Batas Pambansa Blg. 205 (Phil. 1982)
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