Penalties for violations of regulations on management of flammable and toxic substances

Article 312,The 2015 Penal Code stipulatestViolation of regulations on management of flammable and toxic substances, as follows:

1. Anyone who violates regulations on the management of production, equipment, use, preservation, storage, transportation or sale of flammable or toxic substances in one of the following cases shall be subject to imprisonment from 01 year to 05 years:

a) Causing the death of 01 person or causing injury or damage to the health of 01 person with a bodily injury rate of 61% or more;

b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 02 people with a bodily injury rate of 31% to 60% for each person;

c) Causing injury or damage to the health of 03 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people from 61% to 121%;

d) Causing property damage from VND 100,000,000 to under VND 500,000,000.

2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 05 years to 10 years:

a) Killed 02 people;

b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 02 people with a bodily injury rate of 61% or more for each person;

c) Causing injury or damage to the health of 03 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people from 122% to 200%;

d) Causing property damage from VND 500,000,000 to under VND 1,500,000,000.

3. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 10 to 15 years:

a) Causing the death of 3 or more people;

b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 03 people with a bodily injury rate of 61% or more for each person;

c) Causing injury or damage to the health of 03 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people being 201% or more;

d) Causing property damage of VND 1,500,000,000 or more.

4. A person who violates regulations on the management of production, equipment, use, preservation, storage, transportation or sale of flammable or toxic substances, causing injury or damage to the health of 01 person with a bodily injury rate of 31% to 60% or causing injury or damage to the health of 02 or more people with a total bodily injury rate of 31% to 60%, shall be subject to non-custodial reform for up to 02 years or imprisonment from 03 months to 02 years.

5. The offender may also be banned from holding positions, practicing a profession or doing certain jobs from 01 to 05 years.