SECTION 10. Administration and Management of the System. – The National Integrated Protected
Areas System is hereby placed under the control and administration of the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources. For this purpose, there is hereby created a division in the regional o ces of the
Department to be called the Protected Areas and Wildlife Division in regions where protected areas
have been established, which shall be under the supervision of a Regional Technical Director, and shall
include subordinate o cers, clerks, and employees as may be proposed by the Secretary, duly
approved by the Department of Budget and Management, and appropriated by the Congress. The
Service thus established shall manage protected areas and promote the permanent preservation, to
the greatest extent possible of their natural conditions.
To carry out the mandate of this Act, the Secretary of the DENR is empowered to perform any and all
of the following acts:
a. To conduct studies on various characteristic features and conditions of the different protected
areas, using commonalities in their characteristics, classify and de ne them into categories and
prescribe permissible or prohibited human activities in each category in the System;
b. To adopt and enforce a land use scheme and zoning plan in adjoining areas for the preservation
and control of activities that may threaten the ecological balance in the protected areas;
c. To cause the preparation of and exercise the power to review all plans and proposals for the
management of protected areas;
d. To promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act;
e. To deputize eld o cers and delegate any of his powers under this Act and other laws to
expedite its implementation and enforcement;
f. To x and prescribe reasonable NIPAS fees to be collected from government agencies or any
person, rm or corporation deriving bene ts from the protected areas;
g. To exact administrative fees and nes as authorized in Section 21 for violation of guidelines,
rules and regulations of this Act as would endanger the viability of protected areas;
h. To enter into contracts and/or agreements with private entities or public agencies as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act;
i. To accept in the name of the Philippine Government and in behalf of NIPAS funds, gifts or
bequests of money for immediate disbursements or other property in the interest of the NIPAS, its
activities or its services;
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