Chương VIII Luật Quản lý, sử dụng vũ khí, vật liệu nổ và công cụ hỗ trợ 2024 số 42/2024/QH15: Điều khoản thi hành

Chapter VIII

IMPLEMENTATION CLAUSE

Article 72. Amendments to clause 7 Article 7 of the Law on Advertising

Clause 7 Article 7 of the Law on Advertising No. 16/2012/QH13 amended by the Law No. 35/2018/QH14 is amended as follows:

“7. Weapons, explosive materials, support instruments; products and goods that might incite violence.”.

Article 73. Effect

1. This Law comes into force from January 01, 2025, except for the case specified in clause 2 of this Article.

2. The regulations set out under Article 17, Article 32 and clause 1 Article 49 of this Law come into force from July 01, 2025.

3. The Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosive Materials and Support Instruments No. 14/2017/QH14 amended by the Law No. 50/2019/QH14 and Law No. 59/2020/QH14 shall cease to have effect from the effective date of this Law, except for the following cases:

a) Regulations specified in Article 17, Article 35 and clause 1 Article 52 of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosive Materials and Support Instruments No. 14/2017/QH14 amended by the Law No. 50/2019/QH14 and Law No. 59/2020/QH14 shall remain effective until June 30, 2025;

b) Regulations enshrined in Article 75 of this Law.

Article 74. Application of regulations of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosive Materials and Support Instruments on highly lethal knives

1. Pursuant to regulations of this Law, in order to prevent the acts of using highly lethal knives for the purpose of committing crimes, disrupting public order or opposing authorities and organizations in the performance of their duties and law enforcers, the Government shall decide measures to ensure safety in the production, trading, export, import, transport and use of highly lethal knives so that they will be implemented from January 01, 2026. Safety measures must be practical and not hinder normal activities of organizations and individuals.  

2. Producers, traders, exporters and importers of highly lethal knives shall provide information about their quantity, types, trademarks and name of the production establishment at the request of the police authority in the area where they are headquartered, place of production and trading or place of residence so as to maintain security and order.

Article 75. Transitional clauses

1. Any license or certificate related to weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors or support instruments that is issued before the effective date of this Law and remains effective may be used until the expiry date written on that license or certificate.

2. Any application for issuance of a license or certificate related to weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors or support instruments that is received before January 01, 2025 but has yet to be processed before the effective date of this Law or is being processed shall continue to be processed under the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosive Materials and Support Instruments No. 14/2017/QH14 amended by the Law No. 50/2019/QH14 and Law No. 59/2020/QH14.

3. Any confirmation of support instrument registration issued before the effective date of this Law may continue to be used. In case of wishing to apply for issuance of the license to use such support instruments or register and declare such support instruments after the effective date of this Law, the procedures set out in this Law shall be followed.