Decree No. 174 revises the amount of fines imposed on individuals caught modifying or installing additional telephone lines and equipment without government permission.

Decree-Letters

Decree-Letter No. 174 on amending the amount of fines imposed on individuals caught tampering with or adding telephone lines or equipment without government permissionIssued by the Chairman of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, No. 174 dated September 6, 1946

| Chairman of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Pursuant to the Decree of March 10, 1928 and subsequent decrees establishing regulations for postal, telegraph, and telephone taxes;

Pursuant to Decree-Letter No. 97 dated June 5, 1946 increasing postal, telegraph, and telephone taxes;

Pursuant to the proposal of the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications,

The Council of Ministers has agreed

To issue this decree-letter:

Article 1

The amount of fines imposed on individuals caught tampering with or adding telephone lines or equipment without government permission, as stipulated in Clause 1 and 2 of Article 402 of the Decree of March 10, 1928, is hereby amended to:

Clause 1: 100 dong

Clause 2: 200 dong

In case of repeated offenses, in addition to imposing the aforementioned fines, the telephone lines and equipment will be confiscated.

Article 2

Any regulations contrary to this Decree-Letter are hereby abolished.

Article 3

The Ministers of Finance and Posts and Telecommunications shall implement this decree-letter.