Chương III Luật Công an nhân dân 2014: Tổ chức của công an nhân dân

Chapter III

ORGANIZATION OF THE PEOPLE’S PUBLIC SECURITY FORCES

Article 16. Organizational system of the People’s Public Security Forces

1. The organizational system of the People’s Public Security Forces shall be composed of:

a/ The Ministry of Public Security;

b/ The Departments of Public Security of provinces and centrally run cities;

c/ The Public Security Divisions of rural districts, urban districts, towns or provincial cities;

d/ The Public Security Offices of communes, wards or townships.

2. Based on the requirements of fire prevention and fighting and rescue and salvage activities, the Government shall stipulate the establishment of Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Departments of provinces or centrally run cities.

3. The Commune Public Security force shall act as the core in the All People Protect the National Security movement, and the security, social order and safety maintenance at the grassroots. The functions, tasks, powers, organization and operation of, regimes and policies applicable to, the Commune Public Security force shall be prescribed by law.

4. Based on the requirements of security and order maintenance, the Minister of Public Security shall, within the ambit of his/her tasks and powers, decide to set up Public Security posts or stations and independent units to be arranged in necessary geographical areas; stipulate the transfer of People’s Public Security officers and non-commissioned officers to assume Commune Public Security titles.

Article 17. Competence to specify the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure within the People’s Public Security Forces

1. The Government shall specify the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Public Security.

2. The Minister of Public Security shall specify the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of general departments, commands and units attached to the Ministry, units under the general departments, commands and Public Security Departments of provinces or centrally run cities, Public Security Sections of rural districts, urban districts, towns or provincial cities and the remaining units in the People’s Public Security Forces.

Article 18. Commanders in the People’s Public Security Forces

1. The Minister of Public Security is the top commander in the People’s Public Security Forces.

2. Subordinate public security commanders shall take responsibility before superior public security commanders for the organization and operation of public security units assigned to their charge. Local public security commanders must be answerable to superior public security commanders and to the Party Committees and administrations of the same level.

3. People’s Public Security officers, non-commissioned officers and men with higher positions or ranks are superiors of officers, non-commissioned officers and men with lower positions or ranks. Officers, non-commissioned officers or men with higher positions but equal or lower ranks are superiors of officers, non-commissioned officers and men with equal or higher ranks but lower positions.