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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1950



PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1950 - AMENDING CERTAIN SectionS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1934, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4136 (LAND TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC CODE)

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(REPEALED BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1958)

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;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary

WHEREAS, there is a pressing need to provide funds for road maintenance and construction; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary

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;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary

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:cralaw:red

Section 1.    Section 8-A of Republic Act No. 4136, as inserted by Presidential Decree No. 1934, is hereby amended to read as follows:cralaw:red

"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:cralaw:red

    Type        C H A R G E S
Passenger Cars    Current Year
    1 Yr.    2-3 Yrs.    4-5 Yrs.    6 Yrs &
    Above

Light ((1601 CC
    and below)    P1,000.00    P800.00    P600.00    P400.00

Medium (100 CC to
    2800 CC)    2,000.00    1,600.00    1,200.00    800.00

Heavy (2081 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    P1,000.00

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 100 Kgs.

    of gross weight)    20.00

Trailers (per 100 Kgs. of gross
    weight)    20.00

Motorcycles

49 CC and below (without Sidecar)    100.00

50 CC and to 650 CC (without Sidecar)    150.00

651 CC and above (without Sidecar)    1,000.00

Sidecars    150.00"

Section 2.    Section 8-B of Republic Act No. 4136, as inserted by Presidential Decree No. 1934, is hereby amended to read as follows: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary

"Sec. 8-B.    Common Carriers Tax. — In addition to the Registration Fee imposed under Section 8 and the Road Users' Charge imposed in Section 8-A, there shall be levied, assessed and collected, in lieu of the Percentage Tax on Carriers and Keepers of garages imposed under Section 207 of the National Internal Revenue Code, a common Carriers Tax on Keepers of garages, cars for rent or hire driven by the lessee, land transportation contractors, persons who transport by land passenger of freight for hire and common carriers by land, in accordance with the following schedule:cralaw:red

Type    Tax

Public Utility Buses    P2,000.00
Trucks/trailer    1,000.00
Taxis/Hire Passenger Car    1,000.00
Public Utility Jeeps    250.00
Motorcycles with Sidecar    100.00

Section 3.    A new Section 5-A is hereby inserted to read as follows:cralaw:red

"Sec. 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.    A new Section 5-B is hereby inserted to read as follows:cralaw:red

"Sec. 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 Sheriff'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. — All laws, decrees, orders and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary

Section 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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