Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 705, as amended by Executive Order No. 227 and Executive Order No. 192, and in order to strengthen forest law enforcement, Section 2 of DENR Administrative Order No. 54, Series of 1993, as amended by DENR Administrative Order No. 67, Series of 1993, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 2.    Conveyances Subject to Confiscation and Forfeiture — All conveyances used in the transport or movement of logs, lumber or any forest product cut, gathered or removed illegally or possessed without the legal documents in accordance with Sections 68 and 68-A of P.D. 705 shall be confiscated and subject of forfeiture in favor of the government and disposed in accordance with pertinent laws, regulations or policies on the matter. This provision shall not apply to passenger public conveyances unless said public conveyances are specially hired or contracted for the transport or movement of the logs, lumber or forest products mentioned herein."

This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after submission of a copy thereof to the UP Law Center as provided under the Administrative Code of 1987.

Adopted: 2 June 1994