Article 56p. 56

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS STATUTES and IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

The fund shall also be made available to address the

needs

of

the small-scale miners brought about by

accidents and/or fortuitous events.

Section 21. Rescission of Contracts and Administrative

Fines.

–

The

noncompliance

with

the

terms

and

conditions of the contract or violation of the rules and

regulations issued by the Secretary pursuant to this Act,

as well as the abandonment of the mining site by the

contractor, shall constitute a ground for the cancellation

of the contracts and the ejectment from the people's

small-scale mining area of the contractor. In addition,

the Secretary may impose fines against the violator in an

amount

of

not

less

than

Twenty

thousand

pesos

(P20,000.00) and not more than One hundred thousand

pesos (P100,000.00). Nonpayment of the fine imposed

shall render the small-scale mining contractor ineligible

for other small-scale mining contracts.

Section 22. Reversion of People's Small-scale Mining

Areas. – The Secretary, upon recommendation of the

director,

shall

withdraw

the

status

of

the people's

small-scale mining area when it can no longer feasibly

operated on a small-scale mining basis or when the

safety, health and environmental conditions warrant that

the same shall revert to the State for proper disposition.

Section 23. Actual Occupation by Small-scale Miners. –

Small-scale miners who have been in actual operation of

mineral lands on or before August 1, 1987 as determined

by the Board shall not be dispossessed, ejected or

removed from said areas: provided, that they comply

with the provisions of this Act.

Section 24. Provincial/City Mining Regulatory Board. –

There is hereby created under the direct supervision and

control

of

the

Secretary

a

provincial/city

mining

regulatory board, herein called the Board, which shall be

the implementing agency of the Department, and shall

exercise the following powers and functions, subject to

review by the Secretary:

(a) Declare and segregate existing gold-rush areas for

small-scale mining;

(b) Reserve future gold and other mining areas for

small-scale mining;

(c) Award contracts to small-scale miners;

(d) Formulate and implement rules and regulations

related to small-scale mining;

(e) Settle disputes, conflicts or litigations over conflicting

claims within a people's small-scale mining area, an area

that is declared a small-mining; and

(f) Perform such other functions as may be necessary to

achieve the goals and objectives of this Act.

Section 25. Composition of the Provincial/City Mining

Regulatory Board. – The Board shall be composed of the

Department

of

Environment and Natural Resources

representative as Chairman; and the representative of

the governor or city mayor, as the representative of the

governor or city mayor, as the case may be, one (1) small

scale mining representative, one (1) big-scale mining

representative,

and

the

representative

from

a

nongovernment organization who shall come from an

environmental group, as members.

The representatives from the private sector shall be

nominated

by

their

respective

organizations

and

appointed by the Department regional director. The

Department shall provide the staff support to the Board.

Section 26. Administrative Supervision over the People's

Small-scale Mining Program. – The Secretary through his

representative

shall

exercise

direct

supervision

and

control over the program and activities of the small-scale

miners within the people's small-scale mining area.

The Secretary shall within ninety (90) days from the

effectivity of this Act promulgate rules and regulations to

effectively implement the provisions of the same. Priority

shall be given to such rules and regulations that will

ensure the least disruption in the operations of the

small-scale miners.

Section 27. Penal Sanctions. – Violations of the provisions

of

this

Act

or of the rules and regulations issued

pursuant hereto shall be penalized with imprisonment of

not less than six (6) months nor more than six (6) years

and

shall

include

the

confiscation

and

seizure

of

equipment, tools and instruments.

Section 28. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, letters

of instruction, executive orders, rules and regulations,

and other issuances, or parts thereof, in conflict or

inconsistent

with

this

Act

are

hereby

repealed

or

modified accordingly.

Section 29. Separability Clause. – Any section or provision

of this Act which may be declared unconstitutional shall

not affect the other sections or provisions hereof.

Section 30. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen

(15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in

a national newspaper of general circulation.

Approved: June 27, 1991.

PD No 972 | The Coal Development Act of

1976

As amended by PD No 1174, July 22, 1977

July 28, 1976

PROMULGATING

AN

ACT

TO

PROMOTE

AN

ACCELERATED

EXPLORATION,

DEVELOPMENT,

EXPLOITATION,

PRODUCTION

AND

UTILIZATION

OF

COAL

➔

See IRR here

WHEREAS, the increasing cost of imported crude oil

imposes an unduly heavy demand on the country's

international reserves thereby making it imperative for

the

government

to pursue actively the exploration,

development

and exploitation of indigenous energy

resources;

WHEREAS, while coal has been identified as a fossil fuel

known to exist in mineable quantities in the country

which could provide a viable energy source for some

vital industries, large tracts of coalbearing lands have not

been explored and mined in a manner and to an extent

adequate to meet the needs of the economy;

WHEREAS, the proliferation of fragmented coal permits

and leases has prevented, or deterred, the adequate and

speedy

exploration,

development,

exploitation

and

production of indigenous coal resources;

WHEREAS, to develop, achieve and implement a well-

planned,

systematic

and

meaningful

exploration,

development, exploitation and production of local coal

resources,

participation

of

the

private

sector

with

sufficient capital, technical and managerial resources

must be encouraged and the technical and financial

capabilities of the coal industry upgraded;

WHEREAS,

hand

in hand with an accelerated coal

exploration, development, exploitation and production

program, it is essential that the market for domestic coal

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