Vietnam: What is the power to issue certificates of satisfaction of security and order conditions of the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order?

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• What is the power to issue certificates of satisfaction of security and order conditions of the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order directly under the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security?
• What entities do Police Offices for Administrative Management of Social Order directly under Provincial Police authorities have the power to issue certificates of satisfaction of security and order conditions to?
• What are the operating rules and the management of business sectors subject to security and order conditions in Vietnam?

What is the power to issue certificates of satisfaction of security and order conditions of the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order directly under the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security?

Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 1 Article 24 of Decree 96/2016/ND-CP amended by Clause 5 Article 1 of Decree 56/2023/ND-CP as follows:

Power to issue certificate of sastisfaction of security and order conditions, and security guard certificate, and verify and approve for security guard training curriculum/program

1. The Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order directly under Ministry of Public Security shall assume the following responsibilities:

a) Issue Certificates of sastisfaction of security and order conditions and manage the following business establishments: traders in small-size handguns; traders in industrial explosives; traders in explosive precursors; blasting service providers; business establishments engaging in business sectors with use of industrial explosives for exploration/exploitation of minerals/petroleum in the continental shelf of Vietnam; providers of accommodation rated at 05 stars or above; traders in combat gears; traders in paintball guns (except for paintball shooting service providers); traders in firecrackers; casino service providers; providers of electronic casino game services for foreigners; security service providers with foreign investment and those with functions to provide security guard training courses; business establishments affiliated to Ministry of Public Security;

c) Take charge of testing and issue Security guard certificates to qualified security guards who have been trained at business establishments with function to provide security guard training courses, vocational training centers affiliated to people’s police schools or professional improvement and training centers of units that are affiliated to Ministry of Public Security and have function to provide security guard training courses;

c) Verify and approve security guard training curricula and programs submitted by security guard training establishments referred to in Clause 1 Article 12 of this Decree.

Thus, according to the above-mentioned provisions, the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order directly under the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security shall issue certificates of satisfaction of security and order conditions to:

- Traders in small-size handguns;

- Traders in industrial explosives; traders in explosive precursors;

- Blasting service providers;

- Business establishments engaging in business sectors with use of industrial explosives for exploration/exploitation of minerals/petroleum in the continental shelf of Vietnam;

- Providers of accommodation rated at 05 stars or above;

- Traders in combat gears; traders in paintball guns (except for paintball shooting service providers);

- Traders in firecrackers;

- Casino service providers;

- Providers of electronic casino game services for foreigners;

- Security service providers with foreign investment and those with functions to provide security guard training courses;

- Business establishments affiliated to the Ministry of Public Security

What entities do Police Offices for Administrative Management of Social Order directly under Provincial Police authorities have the power to issue certificates of satisfaction of security and order conditions to?

Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 2 Article 24 of Decree 96/2016/ND-CP amended by Clause 6 Article 1 of Decree 56/2023/ND-CP as follows:

Except for business establishments under the power of the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order directly under the Ministry of Public Security, the Police Office for Administrative Management of Social Order has the power to issue certificates of satisfaction of security and order conditions to:

- Business establishments trading pyrotechnics;

- Industrial explosive transport service providers;

- Explosive precursor transport service providers;

- Seal manufacturing establishments;

- Establishments engaging in business lines using industrial explosives;

- Establishments manufacturing, buying and selling military clothes and hats, army badges and insignia of People’s Military Forces and People’s Public Security Forces;

- Betting service providers;

- Printing service providers;

- Accommodation establishments featuring more than 20 rooms;

- Traders in mobile phone jammers;

- Plastic surgery service providers;

- Discotheque business establishments;

- Security service providers;

- Traders in the following machinery and equipment (including parts, components and equipment for manufacturing thereof): radar speed guns;

- GSM phone trackers and other types of phone trackers;

- Breath analyzers.

What are the operating rules and the management of business sectors subject to security and order conditions in Vietnam?

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 of Decree 96/2016/ND-CP, the operating rules and the management of business sectors subject to security and order conditions in Vietnam are:

- Any Vietnamese or foreign entities engaging in business sectors subject to security and order conditions that meet conditions in this Decree and comply with other regulations of relevant laws are eligible to carry out business activities and obtain Certificates of satisfaction of security and order conditions.

- The management of business sectors subject to security and order conditions must be carried out in a transparent and openness manner. Security and order must be ensured in order that business activities may be conducted in an effective manner.