Ministry of Transport of Vietnam guides the implementation of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools 2024 in Vietnam

Ministry of Transport of Vietnam guides the implementation of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools 2024 in Vietnam

At the 7th session, the 15th National Assembly of Vietnam passed the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools 2024, which takes effect from January 1, 2025.

To implement the law promptly, uniformly, and effectively nationwide, on August 19, 2024, the Prime Minister of Vietnam issued Decision 871/QD-TTg, promulgating the plan to implement the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools 2024.

The Ministry of Transport of Vietnam informs its affiliated agencies and units to study and implement the Law as per regulations and simultaneously urges to carry out the tasks assigned in the Plan, including:

- Propagating, disseminating, and concurrently inspecting the implementation of the Law and detailed regulation documents at agencies and units;

- Reviewing legislative documents related to the Law according to their functions and duties; promptly recommending amendments, supplements, replacements, revocations, or issuance of new legislative documents to comply with the provisions of the Law and its detailed regulation documents (if any);

- Organizing training and professional development related to the management and use of weapons, explosives, and supporting tools within their management scope (if any).

Development of documents promulgating guidelines for the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools 2024 in Vietnam

In accordance with Decision 871/QD-TTg in 2024, the drafting of legislative documents detailing the contents assigned in the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools 2024 is guided as follows:

- Decree detailing certain articles and implementation measures of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools 2024.

Lead agency: Ministry of Public Security.

Cooperating agencies: Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Justice, and related agencies.

Submission/issuance deadline: Before October 15, 2024.

- Decree detailing certain articles of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools 2024 regarding industrial explosives and explosive precursors.

Lead agency: Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Cooperating agencies: Ministry of Justice, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Public Security, and other related ministries and central authorities.

Submission/issuance deadline: Before October 15, 2024.

- Circular of the Minister of Public Security detailing certain articles of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools 2024.

Lead agency: Ministry of Public Security.

Cooperating agencies: Relevant ministries and agencies.

Submission/issuance deadline: Before October 15, 2024.

- Circular of the Minister of Public Security on forms and procedures for issuing and re-issuing licenses for weapons, explosives, explosive precursors, supporting tools, and notification of confirmation of rudimentary weapons declaration.

Lead agency: Ministry of Public Security.

Cooperating agencies: Relevant ministries and agencies.

Submission/issuance deadline: Before October 15, 2024.

- Circular of the Minister of National Defense detailing the implementation of certain articles of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools 2024 within the management scope of the Ministry of National Defense.

Lead agency: Ministry of National Defense.

Cooperating agencies: Relevant ministries and agencies.

Submission/issuance deadline: Before October 15, 2024.

- Circular of the Minister of National Defense on managing industrial explosive activities and explosive precursors under the management authority of the Ministry of National Defense.

Lead agency: Ministry of National Defense.

Cooperating agencies: Relevant ministries and agencies.

Submission/issuance deadline: Before October 15, 2024.

- Circular of the Minister of National Defense on managing, training, and using service animals within the management scope of the Ministry of National Defense.

Lead agency: Ministry of National Defense.

Cooperating agencies: Relevant ministries and agencies.

Submission/issuance deadline: Before October 15, 2024.

- Circular of the Minister of National Defense issuing the list of military weapons and handling, managing, updating, and exploiting the database on weapons, explosives, explosive precursors, supporting tools concerning subjects under the management scope of the Ministry of National Defense.

Lead agency: Ministry of National Defense.

Cooperating agencies: Relevant ministries and agencies.

Submission/issuance deadline: Before October 15, 2024.

- Circular of the Minister of Industry and Trade regulating the management and use of industrial explosives and explosive precursors under the management authority of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Lead agency: Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Cooperating agencies: Relevant ministries and agencies.

Submission/issuance deadline: Before October 15, 2024.

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