Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 915)
The main purpose of Act No. 915 is to transfer the administration of mining grants and claims instituted prior to April 11, 1899, from the Mining Bureau to the Bureau of Public Lands.
The Mining Bureau was originally responsible for administering these mining claims.
The administration was transferred to the Bureau of Public Lands.
All records and archives of existing mining claims of whatever class or description now under the Mining Bureau and pertaining to Spanish mining grants and mining claims instituted prior to April 11, 1899, must be inventoried and turned over.
The Chief of the Bureau of Public Lands is responsible for receipting these records.
The Act took effect upon its passage on October 1, 1903.
April 11, 1899, is the cut-off date for mining grants and claims; only those instituted before this date are covered by the Act for transfer from the Mining Bureau to the Bureau of Public Lands.
The Philippine Commission enacted Act No. 915 by authority of the United States.
No, it only applies to mining grants and claims instituted prior to April 11, 1899.
No, the Act does not provide for penalties or sanctions; it focuses on the administrative transfer of records and jurisdiction.
Section 3 expedites the passage of the Act in accordance with Section 2 of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September 26, 1900.
Yes, it transfers jurisdiction and administration of those mining claims instituted prior to April 11, 1899, from the Mining Bureau to the Bureau of Public Lands.
All kinds and classes of mining claims or Spanish mining grants instituted prior to April 11, 1899, regardless of their description or class, are covered.