Chương IV Luật sử dụng năng lượng tiết kiệm và hiệu quả 2010: Sử dụng năng lượng tiết kiệm và hiệu quả trong giao thông vận tải

Chapter IV

ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY IN TRANSPORT

Article 19. Measures for economical and efficient use of energy applicable to transport

1. Organizations and individuals are encouraged to provide consultancy on and design and invest in the development of mass transit networks: manufacture and use energy-saving vehicles; exploit and expand the application of liquefied gas, natural gas, electricity, mixed fuels and biofuels in replacement of petrol and oil.

2. Transport service providers shall select and take the following measures:

a/ Optimizing transport routes and vehicles in order to raise energy use efficiency;

b/ Elaborating and applying regulations on maintenance and repair of vehicles under their management to reduce fuel consumption:

c/ Applying technological, managerial and organizational solutions to transport for economical and efficient use of energy.

3. When building or upgrading transport works, investors and contractors shall:

a/ Apply solutions for economical and efficient use of energy under approved projects;

b/ Apply measures for economical and efficient use of energy to work construction.

Article 20. Responsibilities of manufacturers and importers of transport equipment and vehicles

1. Manufacturers of transport equipment and vehicles shall:

a/ Observe technical regulations and norms on energy consumption promulgated by competent state agencies in the manufacture of transport equipment and vehicles;

b/ Apply advanced technologies; enhance research and manufacture of transport equipment and vehicles which save energy, use clean fuels, renewable energy and other substitute fuels.

2. Importers of transport equipment and vehicles shall observe regulations on energy use norms promulgated by competent state agencies.

Article 21. State management responsibilities for economical and efficient use of energy in transport

1. The Ministry of Transport shall:

a/ Apply measures for economical and efficient use of energy to the planning of road, railway, waterway and airway transport systems;

b/ Assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with concerned ministries and ministerial-level agencies in, elaborating and promulgating according to its competence technical regulations and norms on energy consumption applicable to vehicles;

c/ Direct and guide the elimination of expired vehicles or those failing to reach the minimum energy yield;

d/ Guide transport enterprises in streamlining transport activities in order to raise energy use efficiency of vehicles;

e/ Plan the investment in and exploitation of mass transit systems, increasingly use railway and waterway networks in combination with multimodal transport;

f/ Inspect the observance of energy consumption norms applicable to vehicles.

2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall guide vehicle manufacturers in observing technical regulations and norms on energy consumption applicable to vehicles.

3. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with concerned ministries and ministerial-level agencies in, announcing national standards on energy yield for vehicles and environmentally friendly fuels used in transport.

4. Within the scope of their tasks and powers, People's Committees at different levels shall:

a/ Apply energy-saving measures to the planning and development of local transport systems;

b/ Rationally divide traffic lanes and flows; provide operation hours for a number of kinds of vehicles, reducing traffic congestion to save energy and protect the environment;

c/ Perform other decentralized tasks of economical and efficient use of energy in transport.