BP 344: 2024 revised accessibility rules

| Jury 8, 2024 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 7203 _— ee 1eDs Office, shall administer and enforce v. Philippine Ports Authority - | the provisions of these Rules and With respect to the planning, Regulations through the City/ development, financing, Municipal Engineer, who shall also act construction, maintenance, and as Local Building Official pursuant to operation of ports, port facilities, E Section 477 of R.A. 7160, otherwise port physical plants, and all E known as the Local Government equipment used in connection | Code of 1991and as applied to the with the operation of a port. following: vi. Civil Aeronautics Board - With i. Buildings and related structures, respect to the supervision and including public transport terminals regulation of, the jurisdiction and ii. Streets and Highways control over air carriers, general b. The Secretary of Transportation shall sales agents, cargo sales agents, administer and enforce the provisions and air freight forwarders, and of these Rules and Regulations issuance of certificates/licenses through the Heads of Line and to aircrafts. Attached Agencies of the Department vii. Civil Aviation Authority of the as follows: Philippines - With respect to the i. Land Transportation Franchising maintenance, operation, and and Regulatory Board - In respect development of all government to the issuance of Certificate airports (other than the NAIA, of Public Convenience (CPC) Mactan International Airport) as and Provisional Authority (PA) well as air navigation facilities for the operation of public road (excluding meteorology). transportation utilities or services. ii. Land Transportation Office - 2. Mechanism for Revisions and With respect to the registration Amendments of buses and jeepneys and a. The IRR will undergo periodic enforcement of regulations review every two (2) years and may related to land transport be updated in response to events iii. Philippine National Railways and or incidents directly impacting the the Light Rail Transit Authority welfare and interests of persons with For the operation of passenger disabilities and individuals with limited trains and including stations and mobility. Proposed revisions to the BP terminals 344 IRR shall aim to enhance mobility iv. Maritime Industry Authority - With and accessibility for persons with respect to the development, disabilities in buildings, institutions, promotion, and regulation of establishments, and public utilities. all enterprises engaged in b. The review process shall involve the business of designing, relevant stakeholders, conducting constructing, manufacturing, research, consultation, and acquiring, operating, supplying, considering feedback from industry repairing, and/or maintaining professionals, accessibility experts, vessels or components thereof; and the public. of managing and/or operating beet : shipping lines, shipyards, dry 3. Enforcement and Critical Intervention docks, marine railway, marine Points repair shops, shipping and freight a. Permit Application Stage: forwarding agencies and similar At this initial stage, the Office of the enterprises; issuance of license Building Official (080) shall facilitate to all water transport vessels. a compliance check during the