Practice question
A transfer of ancestral land rights to a nonmember is shown to have been made for an unconscionable price. The transferor invokes redemption ten years from transfer. The buyer says Section 8(b) contains no redemption right at all. Assuming the statutory facts are otherwise met, which is correct?
- Redemption is always barred after one week
- Only the buyer may invoke the statutory right
- Section 8(b) recognizes redemption on the stated ground within a period not exceeding fifteen years from transfer
- An unconscionable price can never be relevant
- The law applies only to transfers within one family
Legal references
- RA 8371, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act, Chapters I–III: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8371_1997.html; Section 8(b).
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