4.
Any undue delay, refusal or failure in the payment of just compensation;
11. Prohibited Acts and Omissions
H. The undue delay or unjustice or failure of the DAR, the LBP, the PARC, the
What are the other prohibited acts under R.A. 6657? PARCCOM, and any concerned government agency or any government official
[ Section 73. Prohibited Acts and Omissions of RA 6657 ] or employee to submit the required report, data and/or other official document
involving the implementation of the provisions of this Act, as required by the
The following are prohibited: parties or the government, including the House of Representatives and the
A. The ownership or possession, for the purpose of circumventing the provisions Senate of the Philippines as well as their respective committees, and the
of this Act, of agricultural lands in excess of the total retention limits or award congressional oversight committee created herein;
ceilings by any person, natural or juridical, except those under collective
ownership by farmer-beneficiaries; I. The undue delay in the compliance with the obligation to certify or attest
and/or falsification of the certification or attestation as required under Section
B. The forcible entry or illegal detainer by persons who are not qualified 7 of Republic Act No. 6657, as amended;
beneficiaries under this Act to avail themselves of the rights and benefits of
the Agrarian Reform Program; J. and Any other culpable neglect or willful violations of the provisions of this Act.
C. Any conversion by any landowner of his/her agricultural land into any In the case of government officials and employees, a conviction under this Act is
non-agricultural use with intent tb avoid the application of this Act to his/her without prejudice to any civil case and/or appropriate administrative proceedings under
landholdings and to dispossess his/her bona de tenant farmers; civil service law, rules and regulations. Any person convicted under this Act shall not be
entitled to any benefit provided for in any agrarian reform law or program.
D. The malicious and willful prevention or obstruction by any person, association
or entity of the implementation of the CARP What are the penalties?
Any person who knowingly or willfully violates the provisions of this Act shall be punished by
E. The sale, transfer, conveyance or change of the nature of lands outside of imprisonment of not less than one (1) month to not more than three (3) years or a ne of not less
urban centers and city limits either in whole or in part after the effectivity of than One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) and not more than Fifteen thousand pesos (P15,000.00), or
this Act, except after final completion of the appropriate conversion under both, at the discretion of the court: Provided, That the following corresponding penalties shall be
imposed for the speci c violations hereunder:
Section 65 of Republic Act No. 6657, as amended. The date of the registration of
1. Imprisonment of three (3) years and one (1) day to six (6) years or a fine of not less than
the deed of conveyance in the Register of Deeds with respect to titled lands and the date
Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) and not more than One hundred fifty thousand pesos
of the issuance of the tax declaration to the transferee of the property with respect to
(P150,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the court upon any person who violates
unregistered lands, as the case may be, shall be conclusive for the purpose of this Act;
Section 73, subparagraphs (a), (b), (f ), (g), and (h) of Republic Act No. 6657, as amended;
and
F. The sale, transfer or conveyance by a beneficiary of the right to use or any
2. Imprisonment of six (6) years and one (1) day to twelve (12) years or a fine of not less
other usufructuary right over the land he/she acquired by virtue of being a than Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00) and not more than One million pesos
beneficiary, in order to circumvent the provisions of this Act; (P1,000,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the court upon any person who violates
Section 73, subparagraphs (c), (d), (e), and (i) of Republic Act No. 6657, as amended.
G. The unjustified, willful, and malicious act by a responsible officer or officers
of the government through the following: If the offender is a corporation or association, the officer responsible therefor shall be criminally liable.
1. The denial of notice and/or reply to landowners;
2. The deprivation of retention rights;
3. The undue or inordinate delay in the preparation of claim folders; or
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