Charges collectible on forest products cut, gathered and removed from unregistered private lands.
Section 274
SEC. 274. Charges collectible on forest products cut, gathered and removed from unregistered private lands.— The charges above prescribed shall be collected on al) forest products cut, gathered and removed from any private land the title to which is not registered with the Director of Forest Development as required by Presidential Decree No. 369, otherwise known as the '"Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines"; Provided, however, That in the absence of such registration, the owner who desires to cut, gathor and remove timber and other forest products from such land shall secure a license from the Director of Forest Development in accordance with the Forestry Reform Cede of the Philippines and regulations. The cutting, gathering and removing of timber and other forest products from said private lands without license shall be considered as unlawful cutting, gathering and removing of forest products from public forests and shall be subject to the charges prescribed in such cases in this Chapter.