| THE GOVERNMENT ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ------------ |
| No: 50/2002/ND-CP | Hanoi, April 25, 2002 |
DECREE
ON SANCTIONING ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on the Handling of Administrative Violations of July 6, 1995;
Pursuant to Tourism Ordinance No.11/1999/PL-UBTVQH10 of February 8, 1999;
At the proposal of the General Director of Tourism,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Scope of regulation
1. Administrative violations in the field of tourism are acts unintentionally or intentionally committed by individuals or organizations, violating the State’s regulations in tourist activities, but not seriously enough for penal liability examination.
2. Administrative violations in the field of tourism prescribed in this Decree include: Acts of violating the regulations on State management over activities of tourist guides; tour business activities; tourist accommodation business establishments activities; activities harming landscapes and the environment, infringing upon order and security at tourist zones and sites, and other acts of violation in the field of tourism.
Article 2.- Objects of application
1. Organizations and individuals that commit acts of administrative violation in the field of tourism shall all be sanctioned according to the provisions of this Decree and other relevant law provisions on sanctioning administrative violations.
2. Foreign organizations and individuals that commit acts of administrative violation in the field of tourism on the Vietnamese territory shall be sanctioned like Vietnamese organizations and individuals, except otherwise provided for by the international treaties which Vietnam has signed or acceded to.
