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PD 1529 Section 3

PD 1529 Section 3

Status of other pre-existing land registration system.

Section 3

SEC. 3. Status of other pre-existing land registration system.—The system of registration under the Spanish Mortgage Law is hereby discontinued and all lands recorded under said system which are not yet covered by Torrens title shall be considered as unregistered lands. Hereafter, all instruments affecting lands originally registered under the Spanish Mortgage Law may be recorded under Section 113 of this Decree, until the land shall have been brought under the operation of the Torrens system. The books of registration for unregistered lands provided under Section 194 of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by Act No. 3344, shall continue to remain in force; provided, that all instruments dealing with unregistered lands shall henceforth be registered under Section 113 of this Decree.

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CitationPD 1529 Section 3 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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