Title
Registration of Logs Agents and Dealers
Law
Republic Act No. 1239
Decision Date
Jun 7, 1955
Republic Act No. 1239 is a Philippine law enacted in 1955 that requires agents, contractors, and dealers involved in the trade of logs, lumber, and commercial piles to register with the Bureau of Forestry, with penalties for non-compliance, in order to promote sustainable forest management and prevent illegal logging.

Q&A (Republic Act No. 1239)

Republic Act No. 1239 requires the registration of agents, contractors, and dealers in logs, lumber, and commercial piles with the Bureau of Forestry.

Any agent, contractor, or dealer in logs, lumber, and commercial piles must register with the Bureau of Forestry.

The Bureau of Forestry is responsible for the registration.

Violators are subject to a fine of not more than one thousand pesos or imprisonment of not more than one year.

No, the Act states that any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, all agents, contractors, and dealers must register.

The maximum fine is one thousand pesos.

The maximum imprisonment period is one year.

The Act took effect upon its approval on June 7, 1955.

Activities involving agents, contractors, and dealers in logs, lumber, and commercial piles are covered.

Yes, the Secretary can issue rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of the Act, which may include modifying procedures.


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