Law on Dikes 2006 of Vietnam: Prohibited acts

Specifically, according to Article 7 of the Law on Dikes 2006 of Vietnam, prohibited acts include:

One, destroying dikes.

Two, exploding or destroying dike bodies, except for emergency cases where competent authorities defined in Article 34 of this Law decide on such explosion or destruction in order to divert or slow flood for dike protection.

Three, operating in contravention of technical regulations flood-diverting or -slowing facilities, dike-culverts, works for accidental spills, dike-crossing gates, pump stations, dry-docks within dike protection areas.

Four, operating upstream water reservoirs in contravention of technical regulations, causing impacts on regulatory dikes.

Five, building works, dwelling houses within regulatory dike protection areas, excluding works in service of flood and storm prevention and fighting, supporting facilities and special works.

Six, driving motorized vehicles beyond the tonnage level permitted for travel on dikes; driving motorized vehicles on dikes where there are ban signboards in case of dike incidents, floods or storms, excluding vehicles used for dike examination and protection, vehicles performing defense, security tasks, ambulances, fire-fighting engines.

Seven, dumping wastes within regulatory dike protection areas, river stretches, riverbeds; storing materials on dikes, excluding supplies reserved for flood and storm prevention and fighting.

Eight, appropriating, illegally using or removing reserve supplies for flood and storm prevention and fighting.

Nine, destroying dike protection breakwater trees, except for the case of exploiting breakwater trees defined in Clause 2, Article 29 of this Law.

Ten, exploiting earth, rock, sand, cobble, other minerals; digging ponds, wells within regulatory dike protection areas and conducting other activities obstructing river flows and flood drainage.

Eleven, using for wrong purposes budgetary investments in the construction, maintenance, upgrading, solidification and protection of dikes.

View relevant provisions at the Law on Dikes 2006 of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2007.

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