Ban on Right-Hand Steering Vehicles Operation

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Republic Act No. 8506: Ban on Right-Hand Steering Vehicles Operation

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Title Supreme Court: Ban on Right-Hand Steering Vehicles Operation

Law: Republic Act No. 8506

Decision Date: Feb 13, 1998

Republic Act No. 8506 prohibits the registration and operation of vehicles with right-hand steering wheels in the Philippines, with exceptions for vintage automobiles, vehicles used in motorsports events, and off-road special purpose vehicles, and violators may face imprisonment and a fine of fifty thousand pesos.

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Allowed exceptions for specific vehicle types

Section 1 exempts vehicles acknowledged as vintage automobiles.
Section 1 exempts vintage automobiles manufactured before 1960.
Section 1 exempts vintage automobiles that are in showroom condition.
Section 1 exempts vehicles to be utilized exclusively for officially and legally sanctioned motorsports events.
Section 1 exempts off-road special purpose vehicles.

Penalties for violations

Section 2 imposes the penalty of prision correccional in its medium period for any person who violates Section 1.
Section 2 also imposes a fine of Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000) for any person who violates Section 1.
Section 2 makes the prision correccional in its medium period and the fine of P50,000 the penalty for violations of the Act’s prohibitions.

Effectivity and publication rule

Section 3 provides that the Act takes effect immediately after its complete publication.
Section 3 allows publication through the Official Gazette.
Section 3 also allows publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
Section 3 fixes the approval date as February 13, 1998.

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