Decree-Law No. 257/SL amends Decree-Law No. 22-SL concerning the prosecution of violations in trade between the free zone and the area temporarily occupied by the enemy. This document specifies penalties for illegal trading activities more concretely and supplements new provisions related to accomplices and prosecution rights.
Scope of application
Citizens and organizations engaged in trade between the free zone and the area temporarily occupied by the enemy.
Key points
- Those who violate trade regulations will be prosecuted before military courts or civilian courts (Article I).
- Individuals processed before civilian courts may face imprisonment from three months to five years and/or a fine not less than the total value of contraband goods, along with confiscation of the offending goods (Article III).
- Accomplices will also be prosecuted and punished as principal offenders (Article IV).
- The Provincial Anti-Japanese Administrative Committee has the authority to decide on prosecution after consulting local economic agencies, under the supervision of the Central Economic Siege Board (Article V).
- The Ministers of Economy and Justice must enforce this decree-law.
🌐 Social impact of this document
- Strengthening management of trade between the free zone and the area temporarily occupied by the enemy, preventing illegal trading activities.
- Imposing specific penalties on violators, creating legal barriers for smuggling activities.
- Local economic agencies have additional rights in prosecuting and handling violations.
❓ Frequently asked questions
Which cases will be prosecuted before military courts?
Violations of trade regulations between the free zone and the area temporarily occupied by the enemy, except for minor cases handled before civilian courts.
What is the maximum penalty for those violating trade regulations?
Individuals processed before civilian courts may face imprisonment from three months to five years and/or a fine not less than the total value of contraband goods.
Which agency has the authority to decide on prosecution?
The Provincial Anti-Japanese Administrative Committee has this authority after consulting local economic agencies, operating under the supervision of the Central Economic Siege Board.
Full text
DECREE
NUMBER 257-SL ON NOVEMBER 19, 1948
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VIETNAMESE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICIC GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to Decree No. 222/SL dated August 20, 1948 prohibiting all trade with the enemy;
Pursuant to Decree No. 241-SL dated October 12, 1948 establishing the Central Committee for Economic Siege against the Enemy;
Pursuant to the regulations on trade between the free zone and the temporarily occupied enemy zone;
Pursuant to the proposal of the Minister of Economy and the Minister of Justice;
After the Government Council has resolved and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly has agreed;
ISSUES THE DECREE:
Article 1
The prosecution of offenses concerning the trade regulations between the free zone and the enemy-occupied zone, as stipulated in Article 2 of Decree No. 222/SL dated August 20, 1948, shall be defined as follows:
"Article 2: Offenses against this decree and its implementing regulations shall be prosecuted before military courts, except for minor cases which will be tried before ordinary courts."
Article 2
Now, three additional clauses are added to the aforementioned Decree No. 222/SL as follows:
"Article 3: Defendants tried before ordinary courts shall be punished as follows:
Imprisonment from three months to five years and a fine
Not less than the total value of the contraband goods, or one of these two penalties
All goods belonging to the defendant shall be confiscated and sold to be deposited into the public treasury."
"Article 4: Accomplices may also be prosecuted and punished like the principal offenders."
"Article 5: The Provincial Anti-French Administration Committee shall decide on prosecution after consulting the local economic authority.
The exercise of this prosecution power shall be under the supervision of the Central Committee for Economic Siege against the Enemy."
Article 3
The Ministers of Economy and Justice shall implement this decree.
Ho Chi Minh
(Signed)
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