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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS STATUTES and IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

ARTICLE 97. Acts and contracts under the regime of old

laws, if they are valid in accordance therewith, shall be

respected, subject to the limitations established in this

Code. Any modification or extension of these acts and

contracts after the promulgation of this Code, shall be

subject to the provisions hereof.

ARTICLE 98. Interim rules and regulations promulgated

by the Council shall continue to have binding force and

effect, when not in conflict with the provisions of this

Code.

ARTICLE 99. If any provision or part of this Code, or the

application thereof to any person or circumstance, is

declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the

other provisions or parts therein shall not be affected.

ARTICLE 100. The following laws, parts and/or provisions

of laws are hereby repealed:

a. The provisions of the Spanish Law on Waters of August

3, 1866, the Civil Code of Spain of 1889 and the Civil Code

of the Philippines (R.A. 386) on ownership of waters,

easements relating to waters, use of public waters and

acquisitive prescription on the use of waters, which are

inconsistent with the provisions of this Code;

b. The provisions of R.A. 6395, otherwise known as the

Revised

Charter

of

National

Power

Corporation,

particularly section 3, paragraph (f), and section 12,

insofar as they relate to the appropriation of waters and

the grant thereof;

c. The provisions of Act No. 2152, as amended, otherwise

known as the Irrigation Act, section 3, paragraphs (k) and

(m) of P.D. No. 813, R.A. 2056; Section 90, C.A. 137; and,

d. All decrees, laws, acts, parts of acts, Rules of Court,

executive orders, and administrative regulations which

are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this

Code.

ARTICLE

101.

This

Code

shall

take

effect

upon

its

promulgation.

Done in the City of Manila, this 31st day of December,

Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Six.

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 73 No. 18 Page 3554

on May 2, 1977

RA

No

7586

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National

Integrated

Protected Areas System Act of 1992

As amended by RA No 10629, September 26, 2013

June 1, 1992

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND

MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED

AREAS SYSTEM, DEFINING ITS SCOPE AND COVERAGE,

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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See IRR here

Be

it

enacted

by

the

Senate

and

House

of

Representatives

of

the

Philippines

in

Congress

assembled:

SECTION 1.Title – This Act shall be known and referred to

as the “National Integrated Protected Areas System Act

of 1992”.

SECTION 2.Declaration of Policy – Cognizant of the

profound impact of man’s activities on all components of

the

natural

environment

particularly

the

effect

of

increasing

population,

resource

exploitation

and

industrial

advancement

and recognizing the critical

importance of protecting and maintaining the natural

biological and physical diversities of the environment

notably on areas with biologically unique features to

sustain human life and development, as well as plant

and animal life, it is hereby declared the policy of the

State to secure for the Filipino people of present and

future generations the perpetual existence of all native

plants and animals through the establishment of a

comprehensive system of integrated protected areas

within the classification of national park as provided for

in the Constitution.

It

is

hereby

recognized

that these areas, although

distinct in features, posses common ecological values

that

may

be

incorporated

into

a

holistic

plan

representative of our natural heritage; that effective

administration of this area is possible only through

cooperation

among

national

government,

local

government and concerned private organizations; that

the use and enjoyment of these protected areas must be

consistent with the principles of biological diversity and

sustainable development.

To this end, there is hereby established a National

Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS), which shall

encompass

outstandingly

remarkable

areas

and

biologically important public lands that are habitats of

rare and endangered species of plants and animals,

biogeographic zones and related ecosystems, whether

terrestrial, wetland or marine, all of which shall be

designated as “protected areas”.

SECTION

3.Categories

– The following categories of

protected areas are hereby established:

a. Strict nature reserve;

b. Natural park;

c. Natural monument;

d. Wildlife sanctuary;

e. Protected landscapes and seascapes;

f.Resource reserve;

g. Natural biotic areas; and

h. Other categories established by law, conventions or

international

agreements

which

the

Philippine

Government is a signatory.

SECTION 4.Definition of Terms – For purposes of this Act,

the following terms shall be defined as follows:

1. “National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS)”

is the classification and administration of all designated

protected

areas

to

maintain

essential

ecological

processes and life-support systems, to preserve genetic

diversity, to ensure sustainable use of resources found

therein, and to maintain their natural conditions to the

greatest extent possible;

2. “Protected Area” refers to identified portions of land

and water set aside by reason of their unique physical

and

biological

significance,

managed

to

enhance

biological diversity and protected against destructive

human exploitation;

3.

“Buffer

zones”

are

identified

areas

outside

the

boundaries of and immediately adjacent to designated

protected areas pursuant to Section 8 that need special

development control in order to avoid or minimize harm

to the protected area;

4. “Indigenous cultural community” refers to a group of

people sharing common bonds of language, customs,

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