Presidential Decree No. 844

Section 50, Chapter IX of Republic Act No

Section 1. Section 50, Chapter IX of Republic Act No. 776 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 50. Fees. For services rendered and documents issued by the Civil Aeronautics Administration and/or the Civil Aeronautics Board, the following fees shall be charged and collected:

1. For filing of an application to engage in air commerce, two hundred and fifty pesos;

2. For filing of an application for ratings of aviation schools and other air agencies, one hundred pesos;

3. For each airman's certificate issued, a maximum charge of fifty pesos;

4. For certifying copies of official documents and orders in the files of the Civil Aeronautics Administration and Civil Aeronautics Board, fifty centavos per copy, plus twenty centavos per each page of folio so certified;

5. For certified transcripts of notes of the Civil Aeronautics Administration or Civil Aeronautics Board, thirty centavos for each page of not less than two hundred words;

6. For the registration of aircraft, a maximum fee of two thousand pesos for every aircraft registered, payable yearly;

7. For the registration of engines, propellers and/or appliances, a maximum fee of one thousand pesos for the original registration of every engine, and a maximum fee of five hundred pesos for the original registration of every propeller and/or appliance, payable once."

Section 2. Section 50-A is hereby inserted after Section 50 to read as follows:

"Sec.50-A. Energy Tax. In addition to the registration fee provided for in Paragraph 6 of Section 50, there shall be collected as a condition for registration and/or renewal of registration of aircraft not operated or engaged for hire to the general public an annual energy tax as follows:

(a) Non-commercial Helicopters

Gross Weight Kilos

Reciprocating (in Pesos)

Turbine (In Pesos)

a.

Not exceeding 1000 kg.

1,050.00

1,350.00

b.

Above 1000 kg. but not exceeding 2000 kg.

1,200.00

1,500.00

c.

Above 2000 kg. but not exceeding 3000 kg.

1,350.00

1,650.00

d.

Above 3000 kg. but not exceeding 4000 kg.

1,500.00

1,800.00

e.

Above 4000 kg. but not exceeding 5000 kg.

1,650.00

1,950.00

f.

Above 5000 kg.

1,800.00

2,100.00

(b) Non-Commercial Fixed Wing Aircraft

Gross Weight (Kilos)

Piston Prop

Turbo

Turbo Jet

a.

Not exceeding 1000 kg.

1,050.00

1,350.00

P2,000.00

b.

Above 1000 kg. but not exceeding 2000 kg.

1,200.00

1,500.00

2,000.00

c.

Above 2000 kg. but not exceeding 5000 kg.

1,500.00

1,800.00

2,000.00

d.

Above 5000 kg. but not exceeding 10000 kg.

1,800.00

2,100.00

3,000.00

e.

Above 10000 kg

2,500.00

2,800.00

4,000.00

This Decree shall take effect immediately

Section 3. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila this 12th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.