Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- This Decree prescribes the operation and organization of security forces in State agencies and enterprises, as well as economic organizations and units set up under the Enterprise Law, the Cooperative Law and the Law on Foreign Investment in Vietnam (hereinafter referred collectively to as agencies and enterprises).
The objects on the State-prescribed list of those to be protected by the people’s army and peoples police forces shall not be governed by this Decree.
Article 2.- In this Decree, the terms below shall be construed as follows:
Security operation means the augmentation of professional measures to be taken by security forces in order to ensure security, order and property safety for agencies and enterprises. Security operation covers the following contents:
a) Administrative measures;
b) Mass measures;
c) Patrol and guard measures.
Article 3.- Responsibilities of the heads of agencies and enterprises
1. To bear responsibility for security activities in their agencies and enterprises. To direct the elaboration and organize the implementation of security plans and internal rules in their agencies and enterprises. To urge and inspect security activities in their agencies and enterprises;
2. Depending on the requirements, characteristics and sizes of their agencies and enterprises, to decide on the forms of staff organization and arrangement, training plans and acquirement of working facilities for security forces;
3. To organize the implementation of documents providing professional guidance on security activities in agencies and enterprises, issued by the Ministry of Public Security.
Article 4.- Criteria of security guards
1. Being Vietnamese citizens aged full 18 or older, having clear personal backgrounds and good morality, having no previous criminal records, having the general education level and being physically fit for the requirements of security work.
2. Having been trained, fostered in security operation through courses organized by the police offices of the provincial or higher level, and having been granted certificates thereof.
Article 5.- Responsibilities of the Ministry of Public Security
1. To prescribe the coordination in managing and inspecting the implementation of security tasks in agencies and enterprises;
2. To prescribe security operation training contents, form of security guard�s certificates, as well as uniforms, badges and insignia of security forces in agencies and enterprises.
3. To provide guidance on security operation for security forces in agencies and enterprises.