Section 9
SEC. 9. (a) The Director of Public Works shall cause the aforementioned number plates to be prepared, and issued to owners of motor vehicles registered under this Act, charging a fee of one peso for each complete plate including the numerals indicating the year of registry. (b) In case the design of the number plate is such that the numerals indicating the year of registry are in a detachable tag, the Director of Public Works or his deputies may, in their discretion, issue the said tag only, for subsequent re-registrations, charging a fee of fifty centavos for each tag issued. (c) No identification number plates or tags shall be issued for motor vehicles registered "For Storage Only" under subsection (n) of section four of this Act, during the period for which exemption from payment of registration fees is claimed thereunder. (d) In case an owner desires to change the status of registration of a motor vehicle from a "private" to a "hire" or "garage" denomination, or vice-versa, the Director of Public Works shall issue upon request a new certificate of registration and corresponding new number plates or tags upon payment of a fee of two pesos for each such change, and of the fees mentioned under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, for each new number plate or tag issued: Provided, however, That if such change of status places the motor vehicle in a classification under section four of this Act, requiring a larger registration fee, then the owner shall pay a proportional part of such difference of registration fees for the remaining portion of the year, in accord with subsection (k) of section four of this Act, in addition to the fees hereinbefore mentioned: And provided, further, That no refund or reimbursement of fees or parts thereof shall be made to the owner, even if such contemplated change of status corresponds with a smaller registration fee: And provided, further, That no motor vehicle shall be registered under more than one classification or denomination or status simultaneously.