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What is the Director of Lands required to do if a person other than the applicant is occupying the public land before it is delimited and surveyed?
What is the Director of Lands required to do if a person other than the applicant is occupying the public land before it is delimited and surveyed?
- Classify the land as not disposable or alienable
- Inform the occupant of their right to apply for the land and give them 120 days to do so (correct)
- Require the occupant to pay a fee to continue occupying the land
- Immediately evict the occupant from the land
Once public land has been surveyed, delimited, and classified, what can the President do regarding the disposition of that land?
Once public land has been surveyed, delimited, and classified, what can the President do regarding the disposition of that land?
- The President can immediately sell the land to the highest bidder
- The President can designate a term within which occupants with improvements can apply for the land they occupy (correct)
- The President cannot do anything, as the land must be distributed equally among all citizens
- The President can only allow the land to be given to occupants who have been there for over 10 years
What happens if the occupant does not apply for the land they are occupying within the time limit set by the President?
What happens if the occupant does not apply for the land they are occupying within the time limit set by the President?
- The occupant will lose any prior right to the land and the improvements will be forfeited to the government (correct)
- The occupant will be granted a permanent concession to the land they are occupying
- The occupant will be required to pay a fine to the government
- The occupant will be allowed to continue occupying the land indefinitely
Which of the following is a form of disposition of public land authorized by the Act?
Which of the following is a form of disposition of public land authorized by the Act?
What is the purpose of the Director of Lands informing the occupant of their prior right to apply for the land?
What is the purpose of the Director of Lands informing the occupant of their prior right to apply for the land?
What is the main purpose of the sections of the Act described in the text?
What is the main purpose of the sections of the Act described in the text?
What may happen if a grantee or possessor of land refuses to obey a subpoena issued by the Director of Lands?
What may happen if a grantee or possessor of land refuses to obey a subpoena issued by the Director of Lands?
What is the duty of the Director of Lands in relation to investigating applications for land concessions?
What is the duty of the Director of Lands in relation to investigating applications for land concessions?
What is the basis for determining the real area of land to be granted under the Act?
What is the basis for determining the real area of land to be granted under the Act?
Under what circumstances may an order of cancellation be issued without further proceedings?
Under what circumstances may an order of cancellation be issued without further proceedings?
In what situations is the Director of Lands empowered to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum?
In what situations is the Director of Lands empowered to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum?
What action is taken if a grantee or possessor gives evasive answers during an investigation?
What action is taken if a grantee or possessor gives evasive answers during an investigation?
What is the consequence of selling or encumbering land within 10 years of being granted title, without government approval?
What is the consequence of selling or encumbering land within 10 years of being granted title, without government approval?
What happens if the Director of Lands determines that the purchaser has voluntarily abandoned the land for more than a year?
What happens if the Director of Lands determines that the purchaser has voluntarily abandoned the land for more than a year?
What is the minimum period during which a purchaser cannot sell or encumber the land without government approval?
What is the minimum period during which a purchaser cannot sell or encumber the land without government approval?
Which of the following is a prerequisite for the Director of Lands to initiate an investigation against the purchaser?
Which of the following is a prerequisite for the Director of Lands to initiate an investigation against the purchaser?
What is the primary purpose of the regulations mentioned in the text?
What is the primary purpose of the regulations mentioned in the text?
If the purchaser fails to comply with the legal requirements, what happens to the improvements made on the land?
If the purchaser fails to comply with the legal requirements, what happens to the improvements made on the land?
