Vietnam: Competence to sanction administrative violations of People's Committees of bordering areas

According to Article 15 of the Decree No. 96/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, power delegated to People’s Committees of bordering communes, districts and provinces to sanction administrative violations in the field of national border management and protection is specified as follows:

1. Presidents of communal People’s Committees are entitled to:

- issue warnings;

- impose a maximum fine of VND 5,000,000;

- 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, b, c and d Clause 3 Article 3 hereof.

2. Presidents of district-level People’s Committees are entitled to:

- issue warnings;

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

- suspend licenses and practicing certificates, or suspend the operation;

- 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, b, c, d, e, g, h, i and l Clause 3 Article 3 hereof.

3. Presidents of provincial People’s Committees are 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 Clause 3 Article 3 hereof.

View more details at the Decree No. 96/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, issued on August 24, 2020.

Le Vy

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