Chapter 9
INSPECTION, EXAMINATION, AND HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS
Article 39. Inspection and examination
1. The specialized natural resource and environment inspectorate shall perform the function of inspecting the river basin management.
2. Contents of inspection and examination:
a/ Inspecting and examining the observance of legal provisions on river basin management;
b/ Detecting, preventing and handling according its competence or proposing competent agencies to handle violations of law on riser basin management;
c/ Proposing measures to ensure the enforcement of law on river basin management.
3. The inspection of river basin management activities complies with the law on inspection.
Article 40. Settlement of complaints and denunciations
1. Organizations and individuals may complain about or denounce law-breaking acts in river basin management activities.
2. The settlement of complaints about, and denunciations of, law-breaking acts in river basin management activities complies with the law on complaints and denunciations.
3. Pending the settlement of complaints, denunciations or lawsuits, organizations and individuals shall still comply with administrative decisions of competent state management agencies in charge of river basin management. When decisions on settlement of complaints or denunciations about river basin management activities are issued by competent state management agencies or courts and take effect, such decisions shall be complied with.
Article 41. Handling of violations
1. Organizations and individuals have the duty to promptly detect and prevent, and propose the handling of, law-breaking acts in river basin management activities.
2. Organizations or individuals that abuse their positions or powers to cause degeneration or exhaustion of water sources in rive: basins, obstruct the river basin management under this Decree and other relevant legal documents shall, depending on the nature and severity of their violations, be disciplined, administratively handled or examined for penal liability; if causing damage, they shall pay compensation therefor according to law.