Decree No. 47/2001/ND-CP dated August 10, 2001 of the Government on the function, tasks, powers and organization of the Tourist Inspectorate

THE GOVERNMENT -------	SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ------------
No: 47/2001/ND-CP	Hanoi, August 10, 2001

DECREE

ON THE FUNCTION, TASKS, POWERS AND ORGANIZATION OF THE TOURIST INSPECTORATE

THE GOVERNMENT

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of September 30, 1992;

Pursuant to the Inspection Ordinance of April 1, 1990;

Pursuant to the Ordinance on Tourism of February 8, 1999;

Pursuant to the Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations of July 6, 1995;

At the proposals of the General Director of Tourism and the Minister-Head of the Government Commission for Organization and Personnel,

DECREES:

Article 1.- The Tourist Inspectorate is the State inspection organization specializing in tourism with the function of inspecting the various domains of tourist activities, including State management of tourism; tourist business; protection, exploitation, use and development of natural resources and national properties in tourism; tourist promotion and international cooperation in tourism; tourists and other tourist activities.

Article 2.- Organization of the Tourist Inspectorate

1. The organization of the Tourist Inspectorate includes:

a/ The Inspectorate of the General Department of Tourism, which performs the function of the Inspectorate of a ministry (or a ministerial-level agency or an agency attached to the Government) in the domain of State management over tourism, tourist business and activities;

b/ The Tourist Service Inspectorates, the Tourist Inspectorates belonging to the Inspectorates of other services, which have the function of State management over tourism (called State management services in tourism), perform the function of the Service Inspectorates in the domain of State management over tourism, tourist business and activities in the localities under their jurisdiction.

2. The Inspectorate of the General Department of Tourism and the Tourist Service Inspectorates have their own seals, a Chief Inspector, a number of Deputy Chief Inspectors and Inspectors appointed according to the provisions of law, supplied with the uniform prescribed by the General State Inspectorate and the General Director of Tourism; the Tourist Inspectorate attached to the Service Inspectorate performing State management over tourism shall use the seal of the controlling Service Inspectorate.

3. The concrete organizational apparatus of the Tourist Inspectorate is stipulated by the head of the agency of the same level after consultation with the head of the State inspectorate of the same level.

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