Vietnam: Competence of fisheries surveillance force to sanction administrative violations in the field of national border management and protection

According to Article 23 of the Decree No. 96/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, power delegated to the fisheries surveillance force to sanction administrative violations in the field of national border management and protection is specified as follows:

1. Fisheries surveillance officials on duty are entitled to:

- issue warnings;

- impose a maximum fine of VND 500,000.

2. Heads of fisheries surveillance stations affiliated to regional sub-departments of fisheries resources surveillance are entitled to:

- issue warnings;

- impose a maximum fine of VND 10,000,000;

- confiscate the exhibits and instrumentalities used for administrative violation commission, the value of which does not exceed the fine specified in Point b of this Clause;

- enforce the remedial measures mentioned in Points a, c, d, dd and e Clause 3 Article 3 hereof.

3. Directors of regional sub-departments of fisheries surveillance are entitled to:

- issue warnings;

- impose a maximum fine of VND 25,000,000;

- confiscate the exhibits and instrumentalities used for administrative violation commission, the value of which does not exceed the fine specified in Point b of this Clause;

- enforce the remedial measures mentioned in Points a, c, d, dd and e Clause 3 Article 3 hereof.

4. Director of Department of Fisheries Surveillance is entitled to:

- issue warnings;

- impose a maximum fine of VND 50,000,000;

 - suspend licenses and practicing certificates or suspend the operation;

- confiscate the exhibits and instrumentalities used for administrative violation commission;

- enforce the remedial measures mentioned in Points a, c, d, dd and e Clause 3 Article 3 hereof.

View more details at the Decree No. 96/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from October 10, 2020.

Le Vy

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