Vietnam: What is protection of the road traffic safety surveillance system?

Vietnam: What is protection of the road traffic safety surveillance system? (Illustrative image)

Article 9 of Circular 17/2014/TT-BCA provides specific regulations on protecting the road traffic safety surveillance system. To be specific" 

- Protecting the traffic surveillance system involves using measures to prevent, preclude, and handle acts of infringement upon the traffic surveillance system, ensuring the safe operation of the traffic surveillance system.

- The scope of protection for the traffic surveillance system includes all devices of the traffic surveillance system (terminal devices; center processing system devices, management software, and monitoring database for processing violations related to traffic order and safety; data transmission systems, and other auxiliary devices) installed on road routes and in the center.

- Responsibilities of units involved in protecting the traffic surveillance system:

-  The  General  Department  of  Police  for  Administrative  Management  of  Social  Order  and  Safety  presides  and  cooperates  with  the  General  Department  of  Crime  Prevention  and  Control  to  direct  and  guide  the  police  units  and  localities  to  implement  measures  for  protecting  the  traffic  monitoring  system.   

-  The  Department  of  Road  and  Railway  Traffic  Police  is  responsible  for  protecting  the  traffic  monitoring  system  devices  installed  at  the  Centers  under  its  management;  inspecting,  urging,  and  guiding  local  police  in  implementing  measures  to  protect  the  traffic  monitoring  system.   

-  The  Directors  of  Provincial  Police  are  responsible  for  directing  the  Traffic  Police  Department,  relevant  professional  units,  and  local  police  units  where  the  traffic  monitoring  system  devices  are  installed  to  ensure  the  safety  of  these  devices,  preventing  theft,  sabotage,  or  other  incidents.

-  The  police  units  and  localities  with  traffic  monitoring  systems  that  are  stolen  or  vandalized  are  responsible  for  securing  the  scene  and  immediately  reporting  to  the  Provincial  Police  Director,  the  Head  of  the  Road  and  Railway  Traffic  Police  Department,  and  the  competent  procedural  authorities  to  take  measures  in  accordance  with  legal  regulations.

For detailed information, refer to Circular 17/2014/TT-BCA, which comes into effect in Vietnam from June 18, 2014.

Ty Na

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