THE GOVERNMENT
Decree No. 46/2019/ND-CP dated May 27, 2019 of the Government on penalties for administrative violations in sports
Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization dated June 19, 2015;
Pursuant to the Law on Actions against Administrative Violations dated June 19, 2012;
Pursuant to the Law on Physical Training and Sports dated November 29, 2006 and the Law on amending the Law on Physical Training and Sports dated June 14, 2018;
At the request of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism;
The Government issues the Decree on penalties for administrative violations in sports.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of adjustment
1. This Decree sets forth violations, penalties, amounts of fines, remedial measures; power to impose penalties and power to make administrative offense reports in sports.
2. Other administrative violations in sports not elsewhere set forth in this Decree shall apply regulations of other decrees of the Government on penalties for administrative violations in relevant sectors.
Article 2. Subject of application
1. Vietnamese organizations and individuals engaging in sports in Vietnam’s territory and abroad. Foreign organizations and individuals engaging in sports in Vietnam’s territory.
2. Organizations prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall include:
a) Regulatory agencies committing violations under the state scope of management;
b) Enterprises incorporated and operating under Vietnam’s law; branches and representative offices of foreign enterprises operating in Vietnam;
c) Representative offices in Vietnam of foreign agencies, international organizations;
d) Entities in sport;
dd) Sports socio-professional organizations;
e) Sport clubs;
g) Legal entities under civil law or other organizations established in accordance with legal regulations.
3. Entities engaged in administrative violations in sports not specified in Clause 2 of this Article shall have penalties as individuals.
4. Competent entity to make administrative violation reports; persons competent to impose administrative penalties in sports.
5. Other relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals in sports.
Article 3. Penalties
1. Forms of administrative violations
For each administrative violation in sports, entities engaged in administrative violations must have principal penalties as follows:
a) Warnings;
b) Fines.
2. Additional penalties
Depending on nature and severity of the administrative violation in sports, entities engaged in administrative violations may face single or multiple additional penalty(ies) below:
a) Suspension of the certificate of eligibility for sports business for 1 to 6 months;
b) Confiscation of materials, equipment and devices for training, performance and competition in sports which were used for administrative violations;
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