[ PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1950, September 05, 1984 ]

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

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 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. ofgross 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 grossweight	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"

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.''

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%).

SEC. 5. Repealing Clause.—AIL laws, decrees, orders and
regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.

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.

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