Order No. 3-L/CTN to promulgate the Ordinance on the Viet Nam Coast Guard.

This Order provides for the management and organization of the Viet Nam Coast Guard with a view to increase the efficiency of State management in the defence of national sovereignty, national jurisdiction rights and security in marine areas and on the continental shelf. The Viet Nam Coast Guard shall exercise its powers within the territorial waters and the contiguous zone, in the exclusive economic zone and on the continental shelf of Viet Nam in relation to the following matters: (a) performance of checks and inspections according to the provisions of Vietnamese law and related international conventions; prevent and combat environmental pollution; detect, prevent and combat illegal conduct (piracy, transportation and trading of narcotics, transportation of slaves). Further provisions concern enforcement measures, organization and management by the State of the Coast Guard, and offences and penalties.