Agricultural Law
Approved 1954-08-30

Republic Act No. 984

Agricultural tenancy act of the philippines

Agricultural Tenancy Act of the Philippines

In plain language

The Agricultural Tenancy Act of the Philippines establishes the legal framework for the relations between landholders and tenants of agricultural lands, aiming to protect the rights of both parties, ensure equitable division of produce and income, and promote efficient agricultural production through clear definitions and systems of leasehold and share tenancy.

  • Act is known as the Agricultural Tenancy Act of the Philippines
  • Purpose to establish tenancy relations, protect rights, ensure equitable division of produce and income
  • Definition of agricultural tenancy
  • Classification into leasehold and share tenancy systems
  • Definitions of key terms such as tenant, landholder, agricultural year, farm implements, work animals, fair rental value
Agricultural Law
Tenancy
Land Law
Philippines

REPUBLIC ACT No. 984

An Act to Abolish the Position of Assistant Provincial Fiscal in the Province of Antique, Repealing for the Purpose the Twenty-Sixth Subparagraph of the First Paragraph of Section Sixteen Hundred and Seventy-Four of the Administrative Code, as Amended

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

The twenty-sixth subparagraph of the first paragraph of section sixteen hundred and seventy-four of the Administrative Code, as amended, is repealed.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 1, 1954.

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.