What are the fines for appropriating cold weapons or combat gears; parts or assemblies of weapons or combat gears, or explosive components in Vietnam?

What are the fines for appropriating cold weapons or combat gears; parts or assemblies of weapons or combat gears, or explosive components in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 4 Article 11 of the Decree 144/2021/NĐ-CP, a fine ranging from 10.000.000 VND to 20.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Illegally manufacturing, providing, storing, transporting, repairing cold weapons or combat gears; parts or assemblies of weapons or combat gears, or explosive components;

b) Appropriating cold weapons or combat gears; parts or assemblies of weapons or combat gears, or explosive components;

c) Illegally manufacturing, storing, transporting, using weapons that have similar functions to hunting guns, cold weapons, sporting weapons or parts, assemblies for manufacture of weapons or combat gears with similar functions;

d) Manufacturing, providing, storing, transporting, repairing, using appropriating hunting guns, parts or assemblies thereof;

dd) Illegally excavating, searching, collecting weapons, explosive materials, combat gears, wastes or scraps thereof;

e) Illegally transporting, storing firecrackers, fireworks, pyrotechnic compositions, materials or components for production thereof;

g) Losing military or sporting weapons;

h) Illegally sawing, cutting or otherwise defusing bombs, mines, bullets, grenades, explosives, naval mines, torpedoes and other weapons;

g) Illegally instructing, training, organizing training in fabrication, production, repair or use of weapons and combat gears in any shape or form.

Pursuant to Clause 7 Article 11 of the Decree 144/2021/NĐ-CP stipulating additional penalties as follows:

a) Confiscation of the exhibits and means of administrative violations for the violations specified in Points d and dd Clause 1, Points a, b, c, e and g Clause 2; Points a, c, d, dd, e, h, i and k Clause 3; Points a, b, c, d, dd, e, h and I Clause 4 and Clause 5 of this Article;

b) 3 – 6 months suspension of the license for use, certificate of registration of weapon or combat gear in case of violations specified in Point e Clause 2 of this Article;

c) 9 - 12 months suspension of the license, certificate of weapon, combat gear or fireworks in case of violations specified in Point a Clause 2, Points b and k Clause 3 of this Article.

As regulations above, a fine ranging from 10.000.000 VND to 20.000.000 VND shall be imposed for appropriating cold weapons or combat gears; parts or assemblies of weapons or combat gears, or explosive components. In adddition, the violators shall carry additional penalties.

What are the fines for appropriating military or sporting weapons in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 5 Article 11 of the Decree 144/2021/NĐ-CP, a fine ranging from 20.000.000 VND to 40.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Illegally manufacturing, providing, storing, transporting, repairing, using military or sporting weapons;

b) Appropriating military or sporting weapons;

c) Illegally bringing weapons, combat gears, firecrackers or fireworks into or out of the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, into a prohibited area or protected area.

As regulations above, a fine ranging from 20.000.000 VND to 40.000.000 VND shall be imposed for appropriating military or sporting weapons. In addition, the exhibits and means of administrative violations for the violations shall be confiscated.

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