"Sec.
5. Compulsory registration of
motor vehicles. — (a) All motor vehicles and trailer of any type used
or
operated on or upon any highway of the Philippines must be registered
with
the Bureau of Land Transportation for the current year in accordance
with
the provisions of this Act.chanrobles virtual law library"(b) The
dates of annual registration of motor vehicles shall be based on a
registration
scheme to be prepared by the Bureau of Land Transportation subject to
approval
of the Minister of Transportation and Communications. The scheme shall
provide for a system that will distribute the registration of motor
vehicles
equitably over different months in a calendar year. Said scheme and
rates
shall not be changed more often than once every three (3) years, and
only
upon due notice given to the public at least ninety (90) calendar days
before the effectivity of such registration scheme.chanrobles virtual law library
"Any
registration of motor vehicles not renewed or before the date fixed by
the Bureau of Land Transportation shall become delinquent and invalid.chanrobles virtual law library
"(c) Dealer's
Report. — Dealers shall submit to the Director of Land Transportation a
report concerning the sale or transfer of or any other transaction
involving
motor vehicles, including such information as importation,
manufacturing
data, and number of stocks remaining, as the Director may require for
the
effective enforcement of the provision of this Act within five (5)
working
days from such sale, transfer or transaction. Such dealers shall
furnish
also the buyer with a duplicate copy thereof, duly authenticated by the
Director of Land Transportation.chanrobles virtual law library
"(d) Unauthorized
repair of change of engine serial number. — Unless satisfactorily
explained
to and approved by the Director of Land Transportation, no repair
involving
the restoration of the original or registered serial number as stamped
on the engine shall be allowed. No change involving an alteration of or
tampering with the original or registered engine serial number of a
motor
vehicle shall ever be allowed, and any motor vehicle with a trace of
having
its engine serial number altered or tampered with shall be refused
registration
or re-registration.chanrobles virtual law library
"(e) Encumbrances
of motor vehicles. — Mortgages, attachments, and other encumbrances of
motor vehicles, in order to be valid against third parties must be
recorded
in the Bureau. Voluntary transactions or voluntary encumbrances shall
likewise
be properly recorded on the face of all outstanding copies of the
certificates
of registration of the vehicle concerned.
"Cancellation
or foreclosure of such mortgages, attachments, and other encumbrances
shall
likewise be recorded, and in the absence of such cancellation, no
certificate
of registration shall be issued without the corresponding notation of
mortgage,
attachment and/or other encumbrances.chanrobles virtual law library
"Records
of encumbrances of motor vehicles shall be kept by the Bureau of Land
Transportation
in chronological and/or alpha-numerical and/or any other sequence and
shall
contain, among other things, the time, date, number of the entry, and
other
cross-indexing entries for immediate data retrieval, in a "Book of
Motor
Vehicle Encumbrances" referring to the creation, cancellation or
foreclosure
of the aforesaid mortgages, attachments or to other encumbrances.
"The
Bureau of Land Transportation shall collect a fee of Fifty Pesos
(P50.00)
for every annotation of a mortgage, attachment and/or other
encumbrances
or cancellation thereof."chanrobles virtual law library
"Section
7. Registration Classification.
— The classification of vehicles shall be:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library
(1) Private(2) For
Hire(3) Government(4) Diplomatic
"Within
ninety days from the approval of this Act, appropriate
subclassifications
shall be determined by the Director of Land Transportation with the
approval
of the Minister of Transportation and Communications, taking into
consideration
the body configuration, weight, cubic displacement and/or number of
cylinders
of the motor vehicle.chanrobles virtual law library"(a) Private.
— Motor vehicles registered under this classification shall not be used
for hire under any circumstance.
"(b) For
Hire. — Motor vehicles registered under this classification are those
covered
by certificates of public convenience, or special permits issued by the
Board of Transportation, and shall be subject to the provisions of the
Public Service Act and the rules and regulations issued thereunder, as
well as the provisions of this Act.chanrobles virtual law library
"(c) Government.
— Motor vehicles owned by the government of the Philippines or any of
its
political subdivisions shall be registered under this classification.chanrobles virtual law library
"(d) Diplomatic.
— Motor vehicles owned by foreign governments or by their duly
accredited
diplomatic officers in the Philippines and used in the discharged of
their
official duties.chanrobles virtual law library
Tourists
bringing their own motor vehicles to the Philippines may, however,
without
registering such motor vehicles, use the same during but not after
ninety
(90) days of their sojourn: Provided, That the motor vehicle displays
the
number plates for the current year of some other country or state, and
said number plates as well as the name and address (permanent and
temporary)
of the thereof are registered in the Bureau of Land Transportation
prior
to the operation of the motor vehicle.
"If
such tourists remain in the Philippines longer than ninety (90) days,
the
motor vehicle shall not be operated unless registered in accordance
with
this Act and the corresponding registration fees paid."chanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
8. Schedule of Registration Fees.
— Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, each
application
for registration of motor vehicles shall be accompanied by an annual
registration
fee in accordance with a schedule to be prepared by the Bureau of Land
Transportation subject to the approval of the Minister of
Transportation
and Communications in consultation with the Minister of Finance. The
fees
in the schedule shall be fixed on the basis of the model, body
configuration,
weight, cubic displacement or number of cylinders of the motor vehicle
and other relevant factors. Said schedule shall not be changed more
often
than once every three (3) years, and only upon due notice given to the
public at least ninety (90) calendar days before the effectivity of
such
schedule: "Provided, however, That beginning the calendar year 1981 and
until changed pursuant to this section, the schedule of registration
fees
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"Provided,
further, That registration fees for vehicles owned by the government
and
its political subdivisions shall be determined in consultation with the
Minister of the Budget and within the constraints imposed by available
funds: Provided, further, That all motor vehicles, regardless of type
and/or
classification, which are exclusively used and operated on private
roads
shall be subject to a recording fee of One Hundred Pesos (P100.00)
only,
for which stickers in lieu of regular plates shall be issued
corresponding
to the year of recording: Provided, finally, that such vehicles shall
not
be required to be physically brought to the office of the Bureau of
Land
Transportation for recording nor to be covered by compulsory vehicle
insurance
as required for registration purposes.
"For
uniformity of registration fees and classification, all manufacturers
and/or
assemblers of motor vehicles, prior to the introduction of a new model
motor vehicle, shall submit the specifications of said model to the
Bureau
of Land Transportation which shall determine under what schedule of
registration
fees the said model should fall."chanrobles virtual law library