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This Act amends Republic Act No. 6657 on the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law 1988.It amends: section 2 regarding the declaration of principles and policies of the agrarian reform; definitions in section 3; the scope of the comprehensive agrarian reform in section 4; section 7 on priorities of the Department of Agrarian Reform; the title of section 16 to read “Procedure for acquisition and Distribution of Private Lands”; section 17 on the determination of just compensation; sections 24-27 on provisions regarding land distribution; sections 36, 37 and 38, on support services; section 41 on the composition of the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council; section 50 on administrative adjudication; section 55 on judicial reviews; section 63 on financing matters; sections 65, 68, 73 and 74 on prohibited acts, penalties, etc. The Act provides for the protection of smallholders and family farms.It also inserts new sections as follows: sections 6A and 6B on exception to retention limits and on review of limits of land size, respectively; section 22A on orders of priority; section 37A on equal support services for rural women; section 50A on exclusive jurisdiction on agrarian disputes.The Act further provides for the establishment of a Congressional Oversight Committee on Agrarian Reform to oversee and monitor the implementation of this Act, and it defines the composition of the Committee and its powers and functions.
Amends: Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988 (Republic Act No. 6657). (1987-07-27)
Amends: Agricultural Land Reform Code (Republic Act No. 3844). (1963-08-08)
