SEC. 39. Disputes. - All such cases involving either purely questions of law, mixed questions of law and of fact or only factual issues, shall be submitted to and settled or adjudicated by the Attorney-General of the Autonomous Regional Government and as ex-officio legal adviser of all government-owned or controlled corporations. His/her ruling or decision thereon shall be conclusive and binding on all the parties concerned. SEC. 40. Arbitration. - The determination of factual issues may be referred to an arbitration panel composed of one representative from each of the parties involved and presided over by a representative of the Attorney - General. SEC. 41. Appeals. - The decision of the Attorney-General shall be binding and executory upon the parties involved. Appeals may, however, be taken to the Regional Governor where the amount of the claim or the value of the property exceeds one million pesos. The decision of the Regional Governor shall be final. SEC. 42. Rules and Regulations. - The Attorney-General shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. TITLE I AGRARIAN REFORM Chapter 1 General Provisions SECTION 1. Declaration of Policies. - (1) It is the declared policy of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to pursue a Regional Agrarian Reform Program suitable to the special circumstances prevailing in the area of autonomy, in accordance with the Constitution, Republic Act 9054 and other existing national laws and policies. The welfare of the landless farmers and farm workers will receive the highest consideration to promote social justice and to move the region towards sound rural development and industrialization and the establishment of owner cultivatorship of family economic – size farm as basis for the region‟s agriculture. To this end, a more systematic equitable distribution and ownership of land, with due regard to the rights of the landowners to just compensation is essential. The need to preserve ecological balance in the region shall be given serious consideration to provide farmers and farm-workers the opportunities to enhance their dignity and improve the quality of their lives through greater productivity in agriculture. The agrarian reform program is founded on the rights of the landless farmers and farm-workers to own directly or collectively the land they till or in case of other farm-workers, to receive a just share of the fruits thereof. (2) The Autonomous Regional Government shall facilitate and accelerate the equitable distribution of all alienable and disposable lands and other government agricultural lands that are in excess of what are really needed for development for public use, subject to the priorities and limitations set forth by law; 46