Ordinance No. 10/2014/UBTVQH13 on Environmental Police. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Công Báo Nos. 43-44 (11/01/2015). Subject Environment gen., Food & nutrition Keyword Institution Pollution control Inspection Ecosystem preservation Monitoring Access-to-information Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Ordinance enters into force on 5 June 2015. Abstract This Ordinance, consisting of 19 articles divided into five Chapters, provides the functions, duties, powers, organization, and assurance of operation of, and regimes and policies for, the Environmental Police; and prescribes responsibilities of related agencies, organizations and individuals. This Ordinance applies to the Environmental Police, Vietnamese agencies, organization and citizens and foreign organizations and individuals residing and operating in the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Environmental Police is a specialized People's Public Security force having the function of preventing, detecting, stopping and combating environmental crimes and environment-related administrative violations; and taking the initiative and coordinating with other forces in preventing and combating crimes and violations related to natural resources and environment-related food safety. The Environmental Police is entitled to: 1. collect information, analyze, assess and forecast the situation in order to give advice and recommendations to competent authorities in directing the prevention and combat of crimes and violations. 2. apply public security measures to prevent and combat crimes and violations. 3. receive, process and settle denunciations and reports on crimes and violations in accordance with law. 4. investigate crimes related to environment, natural resources and environment related food safety in accordance with law. 5. inspect the observance of law by agencies, organizations and individuals in accordance with law; to search vehicles, objects and places when directly detecting signs of crime or administrative violation or receiving denunciations or reports on crimes or administrative violations in accordance with national legislation. Full text English Website www.vietnamlawmagazine.vn References - Legislation Implemented by Decree on sanctioning of administrative violations in the field of environmental protection. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2016 Keyword: Offences/penalties, Pollution control, Protection of environment, Inspection, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Sustainable development, Sustainable use Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 55/2021/ND-CP on amendments and supplements to several Articles of the Government’s Decree No. 155/2016/ND-CP dated November 18, 2016 on penalties for administrative violations against environmental protection regulations. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2021 Keyword: Offences/penalties, Pollution control, Protection of environment, Inspection, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Sustainable development, Sustainable use Source: FAO, FAOLEX