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Law No. 33/2013/QH13 on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Country/Territory
Viet Nam
Document type
Legislation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Công Báo Nos. 407-408, 13 Juy 2013.
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Hazards Flood Soil conservation/soil improvement Desertification Risk assessment/management Early warning system Gender Climate change Sustainable development
Geographical area
Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on 1 May 2014.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 47 articles divided into six Chapters, provides for natural disaster prevention and control activities; rights and obligations of agencies, organizations, households and individuals engaged in natural disaster prevention and control activities; and the state management of, and assurance of resources for, natural disaster prevention and control. The basic principles of the natural disaster prevention and control are: 1. Proactive prevention, timely response to, and urgent and effective remediation of consequences of natural disasters; 2. Natural disaster prevention and control are the responsibility of the State, organizations and individuals in which the State plays the key role, organizations and individuals play the proactive role and communities help one another; 3. Natural disaster prevention and control are carried out under the on-the-spot motto; 4. Natural disaster prevention and control contents must be integrated into national and local socio-economic development master plans and plans and sectoral development master plans and plans; 5. Humanity, fairness, transparency and gender equity must be guaranteed in natural disaster prevention and control; 6. Natural disaster prevention and control activities must be based on scientific grounds, combining traditional experiences and scientific and technological advances, combining structural and non-structural solutions; protecting the environment and ecosystems and adapting to climate change; 7. Natural disaster prevention and control activities are assigned, decentralized and closely coordinated among involved forces and conform with the level of natural disaster risks.

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References - Legislation

Repeals

Ordinance amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Ordinance on Flood and Storm Prevention and Fight.

Legislation | Viet Nam | 2000

Keyword: Flood, Waterworks, Policy/planning, Water abstraction

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decree No. 94/2014/ND-CP on the setting up and management of natural disaster prevention and control funds.

Legislation | Viet Nam | 2014

Keyword: Hazards, Flood, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Desertification, Risk assessment/management, Early warning system, Climate change, Special fund

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 66 /2014/ND-CP detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Legislation | Viet Nam | 2014

Keyword: Hazards, Flood, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Desertification, Risk assessment/management, Early warning system, Climate change

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 03/2022/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on natural disaster management; irrigation; flood control systems.

Legislation | Viet Nam | 2022

Keyword: Offences/penalties, Hazards, Flood, Irrigation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 104/2017/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on disaster preparedness, operation and protection of hydraulic structures and flood control systems.

Legislation | Viet Nam | 2017

Keyword: Offences/penalties, Hazards, Flood, Irrigation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Law No. 60/2020/QH14 on Amendments to some Articles of the Law on Natural Disaster Management and Law on Flood Control Systems.

Legislation | Viet Nam | 2020

Keyword: Hazards, Flood

Source: FAO, FAOLEX