What are the responsibilities and powers of a port authority director in Vietnam?

What are the responsibilities and powers of a port authority director in Vietnam? (Internet image)

Article 4 of Decree 57/2010/ND-CP stipulates that when implementing a decision on arrest of a seagoing ship or a decision on release of a seagoing ship from arrest, a port authority director in Vietnam has the following responsibilities and powers:

• To assume the prime responsibility for. and direct the port authority's coordination with concerned state management agencies in, arresting a seagoing ship or releasing a seagoing ship from arrest under a court decision;

• To designate a mooring or anchoring position for. and make requests for restricted operation or movement of. the arrested seagoing ship; to withdraw the port departure permit already granted to the seagoing ship;

• To coordinate with the border guards, waterway traffic police and other state management agencies in regularly inspecting and supervising the seagoing ship during the period of arrest;

• To decide on pursuit of the seagoing ship and request the border guards, marine police and waterway traffic police to pursue the seagoing ship subject to an arrest decision which has departed from the port or left the designated position without permission;

• To coordinate with the border guards, marine police and waterway traffic police in pursuing the seagoing ship.

The port authority director may refuse to arrest a seagoing ship under a court decision in case the seagoing ship subject to the court decision has left the area under the port authority's management.

More details can be found in Decree 57/2010/ND-CP, which comes into force from July 9, 2020.

Nguyen Phu

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