DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PD 1529 AND PUBLIC LAND ACT
PROPERTY REGISTRATION DECREEPD 1529 | PUBLIC LAND ACT CA 141 |
| There exists a title which is to be confirmed by the court | The presumption always is that the land applied for pertains to the State, and that the occupants and possessors claim an interest only in the same by virtue of their imperfect tile or continuous, open, and notorious possession |
| The court may dismiss the application of the applicant with or without prejudice to the right to file a new application for the registration of the same land | The court has jurisdiction or proper to adjudicate land in favor of any of the conflicting claimants |
| Only risk that an applicant runs is to have his application denied | The applicant runs the risk of losing the land applied for |
Vests in the Director of Lands and dispose and manage public lands | |
