2. Rule different where land is not registrable as when it forms part of the public forest 3. Non-registrable properties 4. Where applicant has acquired a right to a government grant, application is a mere formality When the onditions specified in Section 48(b) of the PLA are complied with, the possessor is deemed to have acquired, by operation of law, a right to a grant, without the necessity of a certificate of title being issued. The land, 5.