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Act No. 2721 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. The Director of Forestry, with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, may, upon such terms as he may deem reasonable, lease or grant permits 'for the use of forest lands for the establishment of sawmills and timber depots, and for the construction of hotels, sanatoria, bathing establishments, residences, or for camps, fishponds, pastures for large or small cattle, or other lawful purposes, as herein provided, to any person or association of persons duly incorporated, for a period not to exceed twenty years; and not more than ten hectares in area, except so far as fishponds and cattle pastures are concerned, for which the maximum area shall be two hundred hectares. The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources may grant free rights of way through any public land to enable the persons interested to get access to the land mentioned in this section.

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Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of July 4, 2026

CitationAct No. 2721 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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