Penalizing Non-Observance of Load Capacities of Public Roads and Bridges
Letter of Instructions No. 112, issued on August 8, 1973, mandates strict compliance with load capacity limits for vehicles transporting logs and cargo on public roads and bridges in the Philippines. It specifies maximum allowable weights for various types of trucks and requires permits for extraordinary vehicles. Penalties for violations escalate from halting vehicles for first offenses to detaining both the vehicle and cargo for second violations, and detaining corporate executives for third offenses. This directive aims to prevent road damage and is effective immediately, superseding previous instructions.
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- What is Penalizing Non-Observance of Load Capacities of Public Roads and Bridges about?
- Letter of Instructions No. 112, issued on August 8, 1973, mandates strict compliance with load capacity limits for vehicles transporting logs and cargo on public roads and bridges in the Philippines. It specifies maximum allowable weights for various types of trucks and requires permits for extraordinary vehicles. Penalties for violations escalate from halting vehicles for first offenses to detaining both the vehicle and cargo for second violations, and detaining corporate executives for third offenses. This directive aims to prevent road damage and is effective immediately, superseding previous instructions.
- What type of law is Letter of Instructions No. 112?
- Penalizing Non-Observance of Load Capacities of Public Roads and Bridges (Letter of Instructions No. 112) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Penalizing Non-Observance of Load Capacities of Public Roads and Bridges enacted?
- Penalizing Non-Observance of Load Capacities of Public Roads and Bridges (Letter of Instructions No. 112) was enacted on Aug 8, 1973.
- What is the citation for Penalizing Non-Observance of Load Capacities of Public Roads and Bridges?
- Penalizing Non-Observance of Load Capacities of Public Roads and Bridges, Letter of Instructions No. 112, Aug 8, 1973 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 112
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 8, 1973
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 112
TO : The Secretary of National Defense
In order to prevent the unnecessary destruction of roads by careless users arising from non-observance of the load capacities of public roads and bridges, you are hereby ordered to stop the movement of all freight trucks and other vehicles carrying logs and other cargoes on public highways, roads and bridges exceeding the permissible weights as authorized in the Land Transportation and Traffic Code, to wit:
| Type of Vehicle | Maximum Load Allowed | |
| 1. | Truck with two axles | 15 tons, gross weight |
| 2. | Truck with tandem rear axles | 15 tons, gross weight |
| 3. | Truck with semi-trailer | 27 tons, gross weight |
For extraordinary types of vehicles not included in the above-listed categories, prior permit as to the maximum load capacity allowable for it to carry over the national roads shall first be obtained by the owners or operators thereof from the Bureau of Public Highways before making any trip. cd i
In imposing penalties to violators of these Instructions, you shall be guided by the following:
1. For First Violations: — You will stop all freight trucks and other vehicles caught violating the load capacity limitation set in these Instructions and compel them to comply, suspending their movement until they have complied therewith;
2. For Second Violations: — You will detain the vehicle and the cargo of freight trucks or other vehicles caught for the second time violating these Instructions;
3. For Third Violations: — You shall detain or order the detention of two persons, the President or the General Manager of the corporation that owns or operates the freight trucks or other vehicles.
These persons shall be detained until otherwise ordered by the Secretary of National Defense. cdt
This supersedes Letter of Instruction No. 93 and shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 8th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Three.
Cite This Law
Penalizing Non-Observance of Load Capacities of Public Roads and Bridges, Letter of Instructions No. 112, Aug 8, 1973 (Philippines)
Penalizing Non-Observance of Load Capacities of Public Roads and Bridges, Letter of Instructions No. 112 (Phil. 1973)
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