What are responsibilities of the Ministry of National Defense regarding inspection of management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears in Vietnam?

What are responsibilities of the Ministry of National Defense regarding inspection of management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 20 of the Decree 79/2018/NĐ-CP stipulating responsibilities of the Ministry of National Defense regarding inspection of management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears in Vietnam as follows:

1. Assist the Government in performing uniform management of weapons, military explosives and combat gears for military and national defense purposes.

2. Perform state management of weapons, military explosives and combat gears in accordance with regulations of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Combat Gears and other relevant regulations of law. To be specific:

a) Request the Government to promulgate and amend or within its power, promulgate legislative documents on management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears as prescribed by the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Combat Gears;

b) Perform state management of weapons, military explosives and combat gears under the management of the Ministry of National Defense;

c) Prescribe the equipment, management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears used by the People’s Army, militia and self-defense forces, Coast Guard and cipher forces under the management of the Ministry of National Defense;

d) Provide training in management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears and issue, replace, reissue and revoke licenses for and certificates of management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears under the management of the Ministry of National Defense;

dd) Receive, handle and destroy weapons and military explosives returned by police authorities or organizations/individuals.

e) Promulgate technical regulations and standards on warehouses and storage places within its power;

g) Cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security in repair, conversion, liquidation or destruction of weapons, military explosives and combat gears.

What are responsibilities of relevant ministries regarding inspection of management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 21 of the Decree 79/2018/NĐ-CP stipulating responsibilities of relevant ministries regarding inspection of management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears in Vietnam as follows:

1. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the People’s Supreme Procuracy, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security in equipment, management, use, repair, classification, liquidation and destruction of weapons, military explosives and combat gears; inspect management and use of weapons and combat gears provided for the entities under their management.

2. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security in performing state management of military explosives for science and technology purposes.

3. The Ministry of Finance shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security in prescribing collection, transfer and management of fees for issuance of licenses for management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears.

4. The Ministry of Information and Communications shall direct communications authorities in disseminating regulations on management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears; encourage the people to return weapons, military explosives and combat gears.

5. The Ministry of Education and Training shall disseminate regulations on management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears through national defense and security education programs.

6. Relevant ministries shall, within their power, prescribe management and use of weapons and combat gears; provide data to serve state statistics and perform other tasks related to state management of weapons, military explosives and combat gears.

What are responsibilities of People’s Committees at all levels regarding inspection of management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 22 of the Decree 79/2018/NĐ-CP stipulating responsibilities of People’s Committees at all levels regarding inspection of management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears in Vietnam as follows:

1. Disseminate regulations of the law on management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears.

2. Comply with regulations of the law on management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears.

3. Carry out inspection and settle complaints and denunciations; give rewards and take actions against violations of laws on management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears.

What are regulations on inspecting management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 23 of the Decree 79/2018/NĐ-CP stipulating inspecting management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears in Vietnam as follows:

1. The competent police authorities assigned by the Minister of Public Security shall inspect compliance with regulations of the law on management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears by the entities under the management of the Ministry of Public Security only once a year or on an ad hoc basis.

The ad hoc inspection shall be only carried out if an organization/enterprise allowed to be equipped with, manage and use weapons, military explosives and combat gears is found violating law or a complaint about management and use weapons, military explosives and combat gears is made or security and order assurance is required.

2. The inspecting authority shall formulate an inspection plan and notify organizations/enterprises before carrying out inspection. In the case of ad hoc inspection, it is not required to notify in advance but reasons shall be provided.

3. Inspected organizations/enterprises shall be ready for the inspection and assign competent persons to work with the inspecting authority.

4. Periodic or ad hoc inspections of management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears shall be made into records as prescribed.

5. Competent authorities of the Ministry of National Defense shall inspect the management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears by the entities under the management of the Ministry of National Defense.

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