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RA 4167 (Nickel Law) Section 2

RA 4167 (Nickel Law) Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. Section three of the same Act, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows: "SEC. 3. The President may grant to the government entity which may operate the Reservation under paragraph one or two of Section two or to the operator under paragraph three of the same section, as the case may be, the following rights and privileges: "(1) Necessary rights over an area or areas for investigation within the Surigao Mineral Reservation; "(2) Exemption from laws and regulations relating to: (a) importation of machinery, equipment accessories, spare parts, and/or supplies and materials necessary for or in connection with said operation or processing of minerals; (b) construction, installation and operation of power plants, including importation of machinery and equipment, accessories, spare parts and/or operating supplies and materials, should the National Power Corporation fail to supply within a reasonable period and at reasonable cost the power needed in the operation; (c) exportation of such machinery and equipment which were imported solely for construction and installation purposes in connection with the aforesaid operation and processing, and which are no longer needed in the operation; "(3) Exportation of mineral products produced by the operations: Provided, That all domestic requirements for same shall have first been satisfied; "(4) Importation upon the sole approval of the Surigao Mineral Reservation Board of highly technical and specialized personnel and executive staff, who may exercise without examination or certification their profession solely for this undertaking subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the office or agency to be created and designated; And Provided, That if the alien technicians lose their employment, or connection directly or indirectly with the operator, the applicable laws and regulations on immigrants shall apply to such alien technicians and their immediate families; and "(5) Gratuitous use of timber and water for mining and processing purposes from any parcel or parcels of the Surigao Mineral Reservation subject of the operation."

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CitationRA 4167 (Nickel Law) Section 2 (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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