Chương IV Nghị định 01/2019/NĐ-CP Kiểm lâm và Lực lượng chuyên trách bảo vệ rừng: Điều khoản thi hành

Chapter IV.

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 18. Responsibilities of relevant authorities, units:

1. Responsibilities of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment are as follows:

Providing uniform instructions, examining, inspecting the performance of forest rangers nationwide;

b) Cooperating with related ministries, branches in stipulating the standard of professional skills of forest rangers; cooperating in advising competent authorities on benefits of forest rangers and forest protection forces of forest owners;

c) Managing payroll, ensuring funds and other operating conditions of forest rangers and forest protection forces of forest owners which are affiliated to public service providers of the Central in accordance with regulations.

2. Responsibilities of relevant authorities, units are as follows:

Based on the assigned tasks, functions and scopes, relevant authorities, units shall cooperate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in implementing provisions of this Decree.

3. Responsibilities of provincial People’s Committees are as follows:

a) Directing, examining and inspecting the performance of local forest rangers and forest protection forces of forest owners;

b) Directing district People’s Committees to implement measures of management and protection for local forests; cooperating with forest rangers, forest protection forces of forest owners and related agencies, organizations, individuals; mobilizing forces, facilities of organizations, individuals according to assigned scopes so as to protect forests, prevent and fight forest fire;

c) Managing payroll, ensuring funds and other operating conditions of forest rangers and forest protection forces of forest owners which are affiliated to local public service providers in accordance with regulations.

Article 19. Entry in force

1. This Decree takes effect on February 15 2019.

2. Decree No.119/2006/ND-CP dated October 16 2006 by the Government on the organization and activities of forest rangers and Decision No. 44/2016/QD-TTg dated October 19 2016 by the Government on forest protection forces of forest owners shall be invalidated from the effective date of this Decree.

3. Article 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Circular No. 08/2017/TT-BNNPTNT dated March 28 2017 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development stipulating provision of professional training and uniforms for forest protection forces of forest owners are annulled.

Article 20. Transition provisions

When a forest ranger department of the management board of a specialized forest or protection forest is converted into a forest protection force in accordance with Article 15 of this Decree, the wages, seniority allowance, occupation-based allowance of the public employees that worked as forest rangers shall remain unchanged when they are moved to the forest protection force until the replacement of current policies.

Article 21. Implementation organizations

Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of agencies affiliated to the Government, Presidents of People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities shall implement this Decree.