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Section 7June 27, 1991, Sec./Art. 7
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Ancestral Lands. – No ancestral land may be declared as a people's small-scale mining area without the prior consent of the cultural communities concerned: provided, that, if ancestral lands are declared as people's small-scale mining areas, the members of the cultural communities therein shall be given priority in the awarding of small-scale mining contracts.
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