THE
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
54/2001/QD-BCN
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Hanoi, November 14, 2001
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DECISION
ISSUING THE
REGULATION ON THE USE OF ELECTRICITY AS DIRECT SECURITY MEANS
THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 74/CP
of November 1, 1995 on the functions, tasks, powers and organizational
structure of the Ministry of Industry;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 45/2001/ND-CP of August 2, 2001 on power
activities and the use of electricity;
At the proposals of the directors of the Department of Industrial Technical
Safety Inspection and Supervision and the Legal Department,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To issue
together with this Decision the Regulation on the use of electricity as direct
security means.
Article 2.- This Decision
takes effect 15 days after its signing.
Article 3.- The ministries,
the ministerial-level agencies, the agencies attached to the Government, the
People’s Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities, the heads of the
concerned agencies and units shall have to implement this Decision.
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FOR THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY
VICE MINISTER
Hoang Trung Hai
REGULATION
ON THE USE OF
ELECTRICITY AS DIRECT SECURITY MEANS
(Issued together with Decision No. 54/2001/QD-BCN of November 14, 2001 of
the Minister of Industry)
Article 1.- The use of electricity as
direct security means aims to detect and prevent acts of infringing upon the
protected areas or objects.
Article 2.- To use
electricity as direct security means is to use electricity sources of an
appropriate voltage directly connected to fences, or things that block or
shield the protected areas or objects (hereinafter referred collectively to as
protection fences). When a subject deliberately encroaches upon the protected
area and comes in direct contact with the protection fence, he/she shall get
electric shocks and concurrently activate the security system (if any) to alarm
the security guards of the area.
Article 3.- Areas and
objects for which electricity is permitted for use as direct security means are
important security, defense, diplomatic, political, economic and social
establishments of the State.
Article 4.- Organizations
are prohibited to use electricity as security means unless they are permitted
by competent authorities.
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Article 5.- Protection
fences must ensure safety, neither affect the operation of the electricity
system nor cause danger to adjacent areas and the living environment.
Article 6.- Electricity may
be used as direct security means only when all the following conditions are
met:
1. Permission therefor is granted by competent
authorities:
a/ Organizations which need to use electricity
as direct means to protect areas or objects in the field of national security
or social order and safety must obtain permission of the Minister of Public
Security;
b/ Organizations which need to use electricity
as direct means to protect areas or objects in the field of defense must obtain
permission of the Minister of Defense;
c/ For other cases, organizations which need to
use electricity as direct means to protect areas or objects in need of
protection, they must obtain permission of the ministers, the heads of the
ministerial-level agencies or agencies attached to the Government, the
presidents of the People’s Committees of the provinces or centrally-run cities,
who manage these organizations.
2. The design of protection fences must be
approved by competent bodies.
The bodies competent to approve the designs
shall be specified by the authorities that permit the use of electricity as
direct security means.
3. Protection fences must be erected according
to the approved designs, and tested before acceptance as meeting requirements.
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5. There must be rules on operation of the electricity
system used as direct security means and on electricity safety.
6. Operators of the electricity system used as
direct security means must be trained in the operation rules, safety rules, and
tested, and only those who meet requirements can be assigned this job.
Article 7.- All
organizations and individuals shall have to implement strictly this Regulation;
if violating this Regulation, they shall, depending on the nature and gravity
of their violations, be disciplined or examined for penal liability; if causing
any damage, they must pay compensation therefor according to law provisions.
Article 8.- The agencies
which perform the function of State management over electricity under the
Ministry of Industry, the localities and concerned agencies, departments and
branches shall have to disseminate, guide and supervise the implementation of
this Regulation.