Decree No. 60/2011/ND-CP dated July 20, 2011 of the Government providing for sanction of administrative violtions in inland waterway transport

THE GOVERNMENT -------	THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence– Freedom – Happiness ---------------
No.: 60/2011/ND-CP	Hanoi, July 20, 2011

DECREE

PROVIDING FOR SANCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLTIONS IN INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT

THE GOVERNMENT

Pursuant to the Law on Governmental Organization dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to the Law on Inland Waterway Transport dated June 15, 2004;

Pursuant to the Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations dated July 02, 2002 and the Ordinance amending and supplementing some Articles of the Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations dated April 02, 2008;

At the proposal of the Minister of Transport,

DECREES:

Chapter 1.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of governing

1. This Decree provides for violations, forms of sanction, fine levels, and remedies, the sanctioning competence, and procedures for sanctioning administrative violations in the field of inland waterway transport.

2. Administrative violations in the field of inland waterway transport are the acts of organizations and individuals who violate provisions of the legislation on inland waterway transport intentionally or unintentionally that is not crimes and as prescribed by law, must be sanctioned for administrative violations, including:

a) Violation of regulations on management and protection of the infrastructure works of inland waterway transport;

b) Violation of regulations on inland waterway transport means;

c) Violation of regulations on crew, driver of means;

d) Violation of regulations on traffic rules and signals of the vehicles;

đ) Violation of regulations on the operation of ports, inland wharves, and inland waterway transport.

Article 2. Subjects of application

1. Organizations and individuals in Vietnam having administrative violations in the field of inland waterway transport are sanctioned for administrative violations as prescribed in this Decree.

Foreign organizations or individuals that commit acts of administrative violations in the field of inland waterway transport on the territory of Vietnam shall be sanctioned under the provisions of this Decree; in case of international treaties which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member otherwise provided for, comply with the international treaties.

2. The sanction of minors who commit acts of administrative violations in the field of inland waterway transport shall comply with Clause 1, Article 7 of the 2002 Ordinance on Handling of Administrative