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REPUBLIC ACTS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2694 - AN ACT TO
AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SECTION THIRTY-SEVEN AND SIXTY-FOUR OF
COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE |
Section
1. The first paragraph of Section thirty-seven and
subparagraph (a) of Section sixty-four of Commonwealth Act Numbered One
Hundred forty-one are hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 37.
The annual rental of the land leased shall not be less than three per
centum of the value of the land, according to the appraisal and
reappraisal made in accordance with section one hundred sixteen of this
Act; except for lands reclaimed by the Government, which shall not be
less than four per centum of the appraised and reappraised value of the
land: Provided, That one-fourth of the annual rental of these lands
reclaimed prior to the approval of this Act shall accrue to the
construction and improvement portion of the Portworks Fund: And
provided, further, That the annual rental of not less than four per
centum of the appraised and reappraised value of the lands reclaimed
using the Portworks Fund after the approval of this Act shall all
accrue to the construction and improvement portion of the Portworks
Fund. But if the land leased is adapted to and be devoted for grazing
purposes, the annual rental shall be not less than two per centum of
the appraised and reappraised value thereof. Every contract of lease
under the provisions of this chapter shall contain a clause to the
effect that a reappraisal of the land leased shall be made every ten
years from the date of the approval of the lease, if the term of the
same shall be in excess of ten years. In case the lessee is not
agreeable to the reappraisal and prefers to give up his contract of
lease, he shall notify the Director of Lands of his desire within the
six months next preceding the date on which the reappraisal takes
effect, and in case his request is approved, the Director of Lands may,
if the lessee should so desire, proceed in accordance with section one
hundred of this Act."
"Sec. 64.
(a) The rental shall not be less than three per
centum of the appraised or reappraised value of the land plus one per
centum of the appraised or reappraised value of the improvements,
except for lands reclaimed by the Government which shall not be less
than four per centum of the appraised or reappraised value of the land
plus two per centum of the appraised or reappraised value of the
improvements thereon: Provided, That twenty-five per centum of the
total annual rental on all lands reclaimed prior to the approval of
this Act and one per centum of the appraised or reappraised value of
improvements shall accrue to the construction and improvement portion
of the Portworks Fund: And provided, further, That the annual rental on
lands reclaimed using the Portworks Fund together with the fee due on
account of the improvement thereon after the effectivity of this Act
shall all accrue to the construction and improvement portion of the
Portworks Fund."
Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect on July first, nineteen hundred and sixty. Approved: June 18, 1960 |
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