Question & AnswerQ&A (DOTC DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 2007-06)
The guidelines are pursuant to Section 4 (d), paragraph 1 and Section 16 of R.A. 4136, Section 1 of B.P. Blg. 74, and in compliance with the Philippine Clean Air Act and the Standard Code of Practice for the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) of the Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Only conversion/installing shops duly certified by the Bureau of Product and Standards (BPS) of the DTI under its Philippine Standards Certification Mark (PS Mark scheme) are authorized to install LPG fuel devices.
The fill valve must be located outside the vehicle compartment and isolated from the Auto-LPG container. It must also have an appropriate sticker marked 'LPG' posted on the fill valve cover.
The conversion/installing shop must issue a Certificate of Conversion/Installation guaranteeing the LPG fuel device against faulty defects that may cause accidents.
The conversion/installing shop that installed the device is accountable for any accidents resulting from faulty defects.
Converted vehicles must undergo annual maintenance and inspection by PS certified conversion/installing shops, which will issue a Certificate of Inspection and Maintenance Compliance.
The applicant must present the PS License Certificate issued by the DTI-BPS, the Certificate of Installation/Conversion by the PS certified shop (first year only), and the current Certificate of Inspection and Maintenance Compliance.
LTO inspectors must verify the PS Mark on the device, PS License Certificate of the conversion shop, Certificate of Conversion/Installation, and the current Certificate of Inspection and Maintenance Compliance. Vehicles without these documents shall not be accepted for registration.
The registration fees are pursuant to R.A. 8794, also known as the Motor Vehicle User Charge (MVUC) Law.
These regulations took effect fifteen days after publication following their adoption on December 11, 2006.