PD 463 CHAPTER XIII

Exploitation of Quarry Resources.

Section 66

SEC. 66. Exploitation of Quarry Resources. - Quarry resources may be exploited only through permits on privately-owned lands or through licenses on public lands.

Preferential Right of Private Landowner.

Section 67

SEC. 67. Preferential Right of Private Landowner. - The owner of private lands shall have the preferential right to exploit the quarry resources found therein: Provided, That he shall not be required to secure a permit to extract or remove quarry resources on his land for his personal use.

Applications for Quarry Rights.

Section 68

SEC. 68. Applications for Quarry Rights. - Applications for quarry permits or licenses shall be filed with the Director or with the Mines Regional Officer in the form and manner prescribed for the purpose after paying the required filing fee as prescribed by the regulations. The Director shall grant the permit or license after the applicant has complied with all the requirements as prescribed by the regulations.

Maximum Area of Quarry License.

Section 69

SEC. 69. Maximum Area of Quarry License. - Notwithstanding the provisions, of Section 14 hereof, a quarry license shall cover any area of not more than one hundred (100) hectares in any one province and not more than one thousand (1000) hectares in the entire Philippines.

Survey of Area Applied For.

Section 70

SEC. 70. Survey of Area Applied For. - An applicant for a quarry license shall cause the survey of the areas applied for within thirty (30) days from the filing of the application. In the case of areas applied for quarry permits, the survey thereof previously made and approved by proper authorities may be considered as sufficient compliance with the survey requirement provided herein. Failure on the part of an applicant for a quarry license to have the areas surveyed within the said period shall cause the rejection of the application.

Section 71

SEC. 71. Rights of Permittee or Licensee. -A holder of a valid quarry permit or license shall have the right to extract, remove and dispose of all the quarry resources found on or underneath the surface of the area embraced in his permit or license, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the term and conditions of said permit or license.

Term of Permit or License.

Section 72

SEC. 72. Term of Permit or License. - A quarry permit or license shall be for a term of five (5) years counted from the date of its issuance. Upon application filed before the expiry date thereof, and the permittee or licensee having complied with the requirements, a permit or license may be renewed for one or more terms but in no case to exceed twenty-five (25) years. Pending the issuance of a quarry license, an applicant therefor may be granted a special permit to extract quarry resources for test and experimental purposes at such quantity as the Director may determine: Provided, That for commercial purposes Section 33 shall apply.

Quarry Fee and Royalty.

Section 73

SEC. 73. Quarry Fee and Royalty. - A permittee or licensee shall pay during the term of his permit or license a quarry fee of fifty pesos (P50.00) per hectare. The licensee or permittee shall also pay to the Government a royalty of two per centum (2%) of the actual market value of the gross output of the quarry resources extracted from the area of his permit or license.

Cancellation of Quarry Permit or License.

Section 74

SEC. 74. Cancellation of Quarry Permit or License. - A permit or license for quarry resources may be cancelled by the Director for violations of the provisions of this Decree and of all applicable regulations: Provided, That before the cancellation of such license or permit the holder thereof shall be given an opportunity to be heard in an investigation to be conducted for the purpose.