Chapter VIII
STATE MANAGEMENT OVER INLAND WATERWAY NAVIGATION
Article 99.- State management responsibilities of the Government, ministries and ministerial-level agencies for inland waterway navigation
1. The Government shall perform uniform State management over inland waterway navigation.
2. The Transport Ministry shall be responsible to the Government for performing the State management over inland waterway navigation.
3. The Public Security Ministry shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Transport Ministry, the Defense Ministry and the Fisheries Ministry in, taking measures to protect inland waterway navigation order and safety; organize the waterway navigation police force to patrol, inspect and handle acts of violating legislation on inland waterway navigation committed by people and vessels participating in inland waterway navigation according to law provisions; collect statistics and supply data on inland waterway navigation accidents.
4. The Fisheries Ministry shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Transport Ministry in, planning the network of fishing ports and wharves as well as fisheries areas on inland waterways; direct the implementation of measures to ensure navigation safety for fishing vessels operating on inland waterways.
5. The Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Transport Ministry and the concerned ministries and branches in, drawing up plannings on the system of dykes, irrigation works and flood and storm prevention and combat plans related to inland waterway navigation; directing the placing and maintenance of inland waterway signs for irrigation works and the prompt clearance of irrigation works which are no longer in use and affect channels and channel protection corridors.
6. The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Transport Ministry in, planning the development of river basins, managing and exploiting natural resources related to channels and channel protection corridors, ensure navigation safety and protect the environment on inland waterways.
7. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall, within the scope of their tasks and powers, have to coordinate with the Transport Ministry in performing the State management over inland waterway navigation and transport.
Article 100.- State management responsibilities of provincial-level People's Committees for inland waterway navigation
1. To organize the implementation of, and direct their attached services, departments and branches as well as district-level and commune-level People's Committees to implement, measures to protect inland waterway navigation infrastructures, fight encroachment and occupation of channel protection corridors, ensure inland waterway navigation order and safety in localities; organize salvage and settle consequences of accidents on inland waterways in their localities.
2. To formulate, and organize the implementa-tion of, local plannings on development of inland waterway navigation and transport.
3. To organize the dissemination, popularization of, and education about, legislation on inland waterway navigation; to inspect and handle violations of legislation on inland waterway navigation according to their competence; to take measures to establish inland waterway navigation order and safety in localities.
Article 101.- Inland waterway navigation inspectorate
1. Inland waterway navigation inspectorate is a specialized inspectorate tasked to inspect and supervise the observance of law provisions on technical standards and management of inland waterway navigation infrastructures, inland waterway transport, vessels, crews and steersmen.
2. The organization and operation of the inland waterway navigation inspectorate shall comply with law provisions on inspection.
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