| THE GOVERNMENT ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence- Freedom- Happiness --------- |
| No. 34/2005/ND-CP | Hanoi, March 17, 2005 |
DECREE
ON SANCTIONS AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS OF WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the Law on the Government Organization dated 25 December 2001;
Pursuant to the Law on Water Resources dated 20 May 1998;
Pursuant to the Resolution 02/2002/QH11 Listing Ministries and Ministerial level Agencies of the Government of the first session of the XI National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam dated August 5, 2002
Pursuant to the Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations dated 2 July 2002; and,
At the request of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment,
Pursuant to the Law on Water Resources dated 20 May 1998;
Pursuant to the Resolution 02/2002/QH11 Listing Ministries and Ministerial level Agencies of the Government of the first session of the XI National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam dated August 5, 2002
Pursuant to the Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations dated 2 July 2002; and,
At the request of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment,
DECREES:
Chapter 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
1. This decree regulates: administrative violations of water resources management regulations; sanctions; fining rates; powers and procedures for sanctioning, and; measures to mitigate the consequences of the violations.
2. Any act by an individual or organization, whether deliberate or not, which violates the principles of state management of water resources management regulations, shall be subject to administrative sanctions in accordance with the Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations and this Decree, provided that the act is not serious enough to be examined for criminal liability as stipulated by law.
3. Administrative violations of water resources management regulations subject to this Decree are:
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