AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1934, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4136 (Land Transportation and Traffic Code).

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 1950
• Sections: 6

Preamble

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1934 was issued for the

purpose of amending certain provisions of Republic Act No. 4136, otherwise known

as the Land Transportation and Traffic Code, in view of the need to conserve

energy and fuel and utilize these resources properly;

WHEREAS, there is a pressing need to provide funds for road

maintenance and construction;

WHEREAS, in line with said purpose, there is a need to

further amend certain sections thereof, so that the road user charge for 2/3

Axle trucks is reduced by 30%, from P60 to P40, and the fixed common carriers

tax for public utility jeeps and motorcycles is reduced by 50%, from P500 to

P250 and P200 to P100, respectively, to provide adequate transition;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the

Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby

order and ordain:

Section 1

SECTION 1. Section 8-A of Republic Act No. 4136, as inserted

by Presidential Decree No. 1934, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 8-A. Road Users' Charge.—In addition to the

registration fee imposed under Section 8, there shall be levied, assessed and

collected, in lieu of the Energy Tax imposed under Section 2 of Presidential

Decree No. 843, a Road Users' Charge in accordance with the following

schedule:

Type

Passenger Cars

Current Year

C H A R G E S

1 Yr.

2-3 Yrs

. 4-5 Yrs

6Yrs&

Above

'Light (1601 CC and

below)

P1,000.00

P 800.00

P 600.00

400.00

Medium (100 CC to

2800 CC)

2,000.00

1,600.00

1,200.00

800.00

Heavy (2801 CC and

above)

6,000.00

4,000.00

3,600.00

2,400.00

Utility Vehicles including Trucks and Buses

Charges

2700 GVW and below

P 1,000.00

2701 GVW to 4500 GVW

2,000.00

4501 GVW and over

2/3 Axles (per 100 kgs. of

gross

weight) not less than P2,000 or

40.00

4 Axles and above (per 100kgs.

of gross weight)

20.00

Trailers (per 100 kgs. of gross

weight

20.00

Motorcycles

49 CC and below (without sidecar)

100.00

50CC to 650 CC (without sidecar)

150.00

651 CC and above (without sidecar)

1,000.00

Sidecars

150.00"

Section 3

SEC. 3. A new Section 5-A is hereby inserted to read as

follows:

"SECTION 5-A. Amnesty for Delinquent Motor Vehicle

Owners.—All motor vehicle owners, whose vehicles are not currently registered

and who shall register said motor vehicles, under the rates prescribed herein,

on or before December 31, 1984, shall not be subject to the penalties prescribed

for the period of delinquency.''

Section 4

SEC. 4. A new Section 5-B is hereby inserted to read as

follows:

"Section 5-B. Period for Registering Transfers of Ownership

of Motor Vehicles and Penalties. Transfers of ownership of motor vehicles shall

be registered within seven (7) days after the execution of the Deed of Sale, the

Sherif's sale, or other documents transferring ownership of motor vehicles. In

the event of failure to register the transfer of ownership of motor vehicles

within the period prescribed herein there shall be added to the amount

collectible a surcharge of fifty per cent (50%).

Section 5 Repealing Clause.

SEC. 5. Repealing Clause.—AIL laws, decrees, orders and

regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or

modified accordingly.

Section 6 Effectivity.

SEC. 6. Effectivity.—This Decree shall take effect

immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 5th day of September in the Year of Our

Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Four.