Vietnam: What are regulations in inspecting management and use of weapons, military explosives?

According to Article 23 of the Decree No. 79/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, inspecting management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears is prescribed as follows:

- The competent police authorities assigned by the Minister of Public Security shall inspect compliance with regulations of the law on management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears by the entities under the management of the Ministry of Public Security only once a year or on an ad hoc basis. (Note: The ad hoc inspection shall be only carried out if an organization/enterprise allowed to be equipped with, manage and use weapons, military explosives and combat gears is found violating law or a complaint about management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears is made or security and order assurance is required.)

- The inspecting authority shall formulate an inspection plan and notify organizations/enterprises before carrying out inspection. In the case of ad hoc inspection, it is not required to notify in advance but reasons shall be provided.

- Inspected organizations/enterprises shall be ready for the inspection and assign competent persons to work with the inspecting authority.

- Periodic or ad hoc inspections of management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears shall be made into records as prescribed.

- Competent authorities of the Ministry of National Defense shall inspect the management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears by the entities under the management of the Ministry of National Defense.

View more details at the Decree No. 79/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2018.

Ty Na

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