Title: Decree 162/2013/ND-CP dated November 12, 2013 penalties for administrative violations committed within territorial waters, islands and continental shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Type: Decree

Issuing Agency: Government

Responsible Agency: Relevant Agencies

Issuing Date: 12-11-2013

This Decree deals with administrative violations, penalties, fines, remedial measures, the power to record administrative violations, and the power to impose penalties for administrative violations committed within the territorial waters, islands and the continental shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

2. The administrative violations prescribed in this Decree consist of:

a) Administrative violations against regulations on management of territorial waters, islands and continental shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

b) Administrative violations against regulations on maritime activities performed outside the port waters;

c) Administrative violations against regulations on protection of marine environment.

3. Administrative violations committed in islands or archipelagos shall be sanctioned by adopting relevant regulations on actions against administrative violations involving state management affairs.  Administrative violations committed in the internal waters, territorial waters, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf around islands and archipelagos of Vietnam shall be sanctioned in accordance with regulations herein.

This Decree comes into force from January 01, 2014 and supersedes the Government’s Decree No. 137/2004/ND-CP dated June 16, 2004 on penalties for administrative violations committed within the territorial waters and continental shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

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