QuestionsQuestions (DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 46-98)
They are known as the '1998 Revised Rules and Regulations for the Prevention, Control and Abatement of Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles'.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) administers and enforces these Rules and Regulations.
Air Pollution means any alteration of the physical, chemical and biological properties of atmospheric air, or any discharge of substances that will create or render air harmful, detrimental, or injurious to public health, safety or welfare, or adversely affect its use for legitimate purposes.
They govern the implementation and enforcement of Presidential Decree No. 1181 and other related laws, rules, regulations, policy issuances, instructions, and circulars called 'Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Laws'.
It is a certificate issued by the DENR to a registered vehicle owner certifying that a particular in-use vehicle meets the emission requirements of these Rules and Regulations.
They include measurement of CO and HC concentration at low and raised idle speed according to the specified Annex of these regulations.
First offense - fine up to P200; second offense - fine up to P500; third and subsequent offenses - fine up to P1,000 plus suspension of vehicle registration until compliance.
The vehicle may be apprehended; driver's license and vehicle plate confiscated; charge sheet served; vehicle must undergo smoke emission test within 72 hours; failure to comply may result in fines, suspension or revocation of registration and license.
CO at 4.5 vol% and Hydrocarbon (HC) at 800 ppm at low idle speed.
All newly manufactured gasoline-fuelled vehicles must be designed to operate on unleaded gasoline.
No, a grounded motor vehicle cannot be operated on public roads unless it has been issued a Certificate of Emission Compliance and an order to resume operation.
It is a certificate issued by DENR to a manufacturer, assembler or importer certifying that a new vehicle type meets emission requirements under these Rules.
LGUs share responsibility in monitoring and enforcement within their jurisdiction and may impose more stringent local emission standards and may be delegated authority to administer emission management.
First emission inspection starts at the fourth registration year, then biennial until the twelfth year, and annually thereafter.
Maximum smoke opacity of 1.2 m-1; for turbocharged and per 1000m elevation increase, 2.2 m-1 and 3.2 m-1 respectively.