THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM ——–	THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence-Freedom-Happiness —————–
No. 247/2025/ND-CP	Hanoi, September 15, 2025

DECREE

AMENDMENTS TO GOVERNMENT’S DECREE NO. 171/2016/ND-CP DATED DECEMBER 27, 2016 ON REGISTRATION, DEREGISTRATION, SALE AND PURCHASE, AND BUILDING OF SHIPS AS AMENDED BY DECREE NO. 86/2020/ND-CP DATED JULY 23, 2020

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Maritime Code of Vietnam No. 95/2015/QH13;

At the request of the Minister of Construction of Vietnam;

The Government of Vietnam promulgates a Decree providing amendments to Government’s Decree No. 171/2016/ND-CP dated December 27, 2016 on registration, deregistration, sale and purchase, and building of ships, as amended by Decree No. 86/2020/ND-CP dated July 23, 2020.

Article 1. Amendments to Government’s Decree No. 171/2016/ND-CP dated December 27, 2016 on registration, deregistration, sale and purchase, and building of ships, as amended by Decree No. 86/2020/ND-CP dated July 23, 2020

1. Clause 10 Article 3 is amended as follows:

“10. Ports of registry include Hai Phong port, Da Nang port, and Sai Gon port. The shipowner shall select one of these ports to follow ship registration procedures as prescribed.”

2. Clause 11 Article 3 is amended as follows:

“11. Age of a ship is calculated by years counting from the date of delivery of the ship.

The date of delivery of the ship means the date of completion of the first inspection which is conducted before the ship is put into use. The date of delivery services as the basis for issuance of certificates of technical maritime safety as prescribed by law and international conventions of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory, and shall also be specified on such certificates.”

3. Clause 1 Article 4 is amended as follows:

“1. Vietnam Maritime and Waterway Administration (VIMAWA) shall perform functions of the ship registration office.”

4. Clause 2 Article 4 is amended as follows:

“2. Branches of VIMAWA and Maritime Administrations shall perform ship registration duties as authorized by VIMAWA.”

5. Clause 4 Article 5 is amended as follows:

“4. Post on the website of VIMAWA specific information about addresses and accounts of ship registration offices so that concerned entities may submit their applications by post and pay required fees and charges through money transfer services provided by banks.”

6. Clause 1 Article 6 is amended as follows:

“1. Vietnam National Ships Registration Book is used for recording information concerning ships, public service ships, submarines, submersibles, floating storage units and mobile offshore drilling units which have been registered or deregistered in accordance with regulations. Vietnam National Ships Registration Book is made in the forms of paper records and database.”.

7. Point c clause 1 Article 7 is amended as follows:

“c) For special cases:

In special cases, the age limits shall be subject to decisions of the Minister of Construction. To be specific: the age limits of container ships with the capacity of at least 1500 TEU shall not exceed 17 years; those of chemical tankers, ships carrying liquefied gases, oil tankers or floating production storage and offloading units shall not exceed 20 years; and those of research ships, training ships, and search and rescue ships offered, donated, gifted, presented or provided as aid or support to the State of Vietnam shall not exceed 25 years.

In other special cases, the age limits of ships shall be subject to decisions of the Prime Minister.”;

8. Clause 2 Article 7 is amended as follows:

“2. The age limits prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall not apply to foreign-flagged ships which are under the ownership of foreign entities and sold at auction in Vietnam under enforcement decisions of competent agencies. Consular legalization of certificates of such foreign-flagged ships to be submitted when following procedures for registration for sailing under the Vietnamese flag shall not be required.”

9. Article 8 is amended as follows:

“Article 8. Approval of ship naming

1. The name of a ship shall be given by the shipowner in conformity with regulations in Article 21 of the 2015 Maritime Code of Vietnam.

2. An application for approval of a ship name is comprised of:

a) An application form for approval of ship name which is made using Form No. 05 in the Appendix enclosed herewith;

b) An original, or certified copy, or electronic copy from master register, or certified electronic copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose of the ship sale and purchase agreement, or the shipbuilding contract, or other documentary evidences, of equivalent legal validity, proving the ownership of ship (accompanied by the original, or certified copy, or certified electronic copy of the notarized translation if such document is made in a foreign language);

c) An original, or electronic copy from master register, or certified electronic copy, or certified copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose of the certificate of cooperative/cooperative union registration (if the shipowner is a cooperative) or the license to establish branch or representative office in Vietnam (if the shipowner is a foreign organization);

d) A certified copy, or certified electronic copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose of the passport of the shipowner who is a foreigner.

3. 01 application package shall be submitted directly or by post or through the online public service system to the ship registration office.

4. Upon its receipt of the application, the ship registration office shall carry out the following procedures:

a) With regard to an application submitted directly, the ship registration office shall instruct the applicant to complete it, if it is not yet valid, or record it into the monitoring book and grant an application confirmation slip giving an appointment to the applicant within the prescribed time limit, if it is considered valid;

b) With regard to an application received by post, the ship registration office shall, within 02 working days from its receipt of an application which is deemed invalid, send a written response indicating instructions to the applicant to complete their application;

c) With regard to an application received through the online public service system, the ship registration office shall, within 08 working hours from its receipt of an application which is deemed invalid, provide instructions to complete the application through the applicant’s user account on the online public service system;

d) Within 02 working days from its receipt of a valid application, the ship registration office shall give a written approval of the ship name selected by the shipowner using Form No. 12 in the Appendix enclosed herewith. If the application is refused, a written response indicating reasons for such refusal shall be given to the shipowner. The ship registration office shall give application processing results directly or by post or through the online public service system to the shipowner.”

10. Article 9 is amended as follows:

“Article 9. Procedures for indefinite-term ship registration

1. Certificate of registry of a Vietnamese-flagged ship.

a) Certificate of registry of a Vietnamese-flagged ship shall be granted to the ship which is registered for indefinite term when the ship satisfies all of the prescribed conditions and has been recorded in the Vietnam National Ships Registration Book under procedures specified herein;

b) 01 original of the Certificate of registry of Vietnamese-flagged ship shall be granted using Form No. 06 in the Appendix enclosed herewith;

c) The Certificate of registry of Vietnamese-flagged ship shall be valid from the date of issuance and invalid from the date on which it was lost or the ship is deregistered.

2. An application for indefinite-term ship registration includes:

a) An application form which is made using Form No. 01 in the Appendix enclosed herewith;

b) An original of the Certificate of deregistration of foreign-flagged ship or certificate of deregistration of used inland waterway ship bearing VR-SB notation or the written record of delivery of newly built ship;

c) An original of the ship sale and purchase agreement, or the shipbuilding contract, or other documentary evidences, of equivalent legal validity, proving the ownership of ship (accompanied by the original, or certified copy, or certified electronic copy of the notarized translation if such document is made in a foreign language);

d) A certified copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose, or electronic copy from master register, or certified electronic copy of the ship tonnage certificate;

dd) A certified copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose, or electronic copy from master register, or certified electronic copy of the ship classification certificate;

e) Copies presented with their originals for verification purpose, or certified copies, or electronic copies from master registers, or certified electronic copies of documents proving the payment of registration fee as prescribed, including the declaration of registration fee, notice of payment of the tax authority and receipts of payment made to the state budget; in case the ship is not subject to the registration fee, the declaration of registration fee and the notice of payment of the tax authority shall be submitted;

g) An original, or certified copy, or electronic copy from master register, or certified electronic copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose of the certificate of cooperative/cooperative union registration (if the shipowner is a cooperative) or the license to establish branch or representative office in Vietnam (if the shipowner is a foreign organization);

h) A certified copy, or certified electronic copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose of the passport of the shipowner who is a foreigner.

3. 01 application package shall be submitted directly or by post or through the online public service system to the ship registration office.

4. Upon its receipt of the application, the ship registration office shall carry out the following procedures:

d) Within 02 working days as from its receipt of a valid application, the ship registration office shall grant a Certificate. If an application is refused, a written response indicating reasons for such refusal shall be given. The ship registration office shall give application processing results directly or by post or through the online public service system to the shipowner.

5. The shipowner shall pay the registration fees, as prescribed by Ministry of Finance, directly or by transfer to the account of the ship registration office or through the online public service system before receiving the application processing results; bear all costs for sending the application and attached documents, and money transfer fees.”

11. Article 10 is amended as follows:

“Article 10. Procedures for periodical ship registration

1. Certificate of periodical registry.

a) The ship registration period is specified in the certificate of registry corresponding to the period of the hire-purchase contract or the bareboat charter or as requested by the shipowner. If the ship has been issued with a certificate of suspended registry, the ship registration period shall not exceed the period specified in such certificate of suspended registry;

b) 01 original of the Certificate of periodical registry shall be granted using Form No. 07 in the Appendix enclosed herewith.

2. An application for periodical registration of a ship which is owned by a Vietnamese entity under the form or hire-purchase or bareboat charter includes:

a) An application form which is made using Form No. 01 in the Appendix enclosed herewith;

b) A certified copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose, or electronic copy from master register, or certified electronic copy of the ship tonnage certificate;

c) A certified copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose, or electronic copy from master register, or certified electronic copy of the ship classification certificate;

d) A certified copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose, or electronic copy from master register, or certified electronic copy of the certificate of cooperative/cooperative union registration (if the shipowner is a cooperative);

dd) An original of the certificate of suspended registry (if the ship registration has been carried out in a foreign country) or Certificate of deregistration;

e) An original of the hire-purchase contract or the bareboat charter (accompanied by the original, or certified copy, or certified electronic copy of its notarized translation if such document is made in a foreign language);

g) An original of the ship delivery record (accompanied by the original or certified electronic copy of its notarized translation, if this record is made in a foreign language);

h) Copies presented with their originals for verification purpose, or certified copies, or electronic copies from master registers, or certified electronic copies of documents proving the payment of registration fee as prescribed, including the declaration of registration fee, notice of payment of the tax authority and receipts of payment made to the state budget; in case the ship is not subject to the registration fee, the declaration of registration fee and the notice of payment of the tax authority shall be submitted.

3. An application for periodical registration of a ship which is owned by a foreign organization or foreigner shall include the documents mentioned in Points a, b, c, dd, e, g and h Clause 2 of this Article, and a certified copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose, or electronic copy from master register, or certified electronic copy of the license to establish a branch or representative office in Vietnam, or the foreigner’s passport.

4. 01 application package shall be submitted directly or by post or through the online public service system to the ship registration office.

5. Upon its receipt of the application, the ship registration office shall carry out the following procedures:

6. The shipowner shall pay the registration fees, as prescribed by Ministry of Finance, directly or by transfer to the account of the ship registration office or through the online public service system before receiving the application processing results; bear all costs for sending the application and attached documents, and money transfer fees.”

12. Article 11 is amended as follows:

“Article 11. Procedures for provisional ship registration

1. Certificate of provisional registration for a Vietnamese-flagged ship:

a) 01 original of the Certificate of provisional registration for Vietnamese-flagged ship shall be made using Form No. 08 in the Appendix enclosed herewith and granted to the shipowner who successfully completes procedures for provisional registration for their ship for sailing under the Vietnamese flag;

b) Certificate of provisional registration for Vietnamese-flagged ship shall be valid for 180 days from the date on which it is granted;

c) If a Certificate of provisional registration for Vietnamese-flagged ship expires before the ship arrives Vietnam for completion of the official registration procedures as prescribed herein, the ship registration office granting the Certificate of provisional registration for Vietnamese-flagged ship may grant one-time extension provided it shall not exceed 180 days as from the expiry date of the granted Certificate of provisional registration for Vietnamese-flagged ship;

d) Upon expiry of the extension of the Certificate of provisional registration for Vietnamese-flagged ship prescribed in Point c of this Clause, if the ship still cannot arrive Vietnam for completion of the official registration procedures due to force majeure events, the Director of VIMAWA shall decide to grant an extension of provisional registration provided it shall also not exceed 180 days.

dd) Upon expiry of the extension of the Certificate of provisional registration for Vietnamese-flagged ship prescribed in Point d of this Clause, if the shipowner cannot complete official registration procedures due to force majeure events, the Minister of Construction shall decide to grant an extension of provisional registration provided it shall also not exceed 180 days.

2. An application for provisional ship registration includes:

a) In case the prescribed fees and charges have not yet been paid, the application includes an application form which is made using Form No. 01 in the Appendix enclosed herewith, the documents prescribed in Points b, c, g and h Clause 2 Article 9 hereof, and copies or electronic copies of the ship tonnage certificate and the ship classification certificate;

b) In case a certificate of deregistration is not available, the application includes an application form which is made using Form No. 01 in the Appendix enclosed herewith, the documents prescribed in Points c, g and h Clause 2 Article 9 hereof, and copies or electronic copies of the ship tonnage certificate and the ship classification certificate;

c) In case a newly built ship is put for test, the application includes an application form which is made using Form No. 01 in the Appendix enclosed herewith, the documents prescribed in Points c, g and h Clause 2 Article 9 hereof, and the table of ship tonnage figures;

d) In case a newly built ship is received for navigation to the place of registry according to a shipbuilding contract, the application includes an application form which is made using Form No. 01 in the Appendix enclosed herewith, and the documents prescribed in Points c, d, dd, g and h Clause 2 Article 9 hereof.

3. 01 application package shall be submitted directly or by post or through the online public service system to the ship registration office.

4. Upon its receipt of the application, the ship registration office shall carry out the following procedures:

13. Article 13 is amended as follows:

“Article 13. Procedures for registration of ship under construction

1. Certificate of registry of ship under construction:

a) 01 original of the Certificate of registry of ship under construction which is made using Form No. 09 in the Appendix enclosed herewith shall be granted;

b) The Certificate of registry of ship under construction may not replace the Certificate of ship registry.

2. An application for registration of ship under construction includes:

a) An application form which is made using Form No. 01 in the Appendix enclosed herewith;

b) An original of the shipbuilding contract or the contract for sale and purchase of a ship under construction (accompanied by the original or certified electronic copy of its notarized translation, if the ship delivery record is made in a foreign language);

c) An original of the keel laying certificate which is made by the shipbuilding enterprise and bears certification of the classification agency. If a ship has no keel, a certificate which is made by the shipbuilding enterprise and bears certification of the classification agency that the weight of the assembled hull of the ship reaches 50 tonnes or equals to 1% of total estimated amount of materials of hull is required;

d) An original, or certified copy, or electronic copy from master register, or certified electronic copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose of the certificate of cooperative/cooperative union registration (if the shipowner is a cooperative) or the license to establish branch or representative office in Vietnam (if the shipowner is a foreign organization);

dd A certified copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose, or certified electronic copy of the passport of the shipowner who is a foreigner.

3. 01 application package shall be submitted directly or by post or through the online public service system to the ship registration office.

4. Upon its receipt of the application, the ship registration office shall carry out the following procedures:

14. Article 14 is amended as follows:

“Article 14. Procedures for registration of small ship

1. 01 original of the Certificate of registry of small ship shall be granted using Form No. 06 in the Appendix enclosed herewith.

2. An application for registration of small ship includes:

a) An application form which is made using Form No. 01 in the Appendix enclosed herewith;

c) An original of the ship sale and purchase agreement, or the shipbuilding contract, or other documentary evidences, of equivalent legal validity, proving the ownership of ship (accompanied by the original or certified electronic copy of the notarized translation if such document is made in a foreign language);

d) Copies presented with their originals for verification purpose, or certified copies, or electronic copies from master registers, or certified electronic copies of documents proving the payment of registration fee as prescribed, including the declaration of registration fee, notice of payment of the tax authority and receipts of payment made to the state budget; in case the ship is not subject to the registration fee, the declaration of registration fee and the notice of payment of the tax authority shall be submitted;

dd) An original, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose, or certified copy, or electronic copy from master register, or certified electronic copy of the certificate of cooperative/cooperative union registration (if the shipowner is a cooperative) or the license to establish branch or representative office in Vietnam (if the shipowner is a foreign organization);

e) A certified copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose, or certified electronic copy of the passport of the shipowner who is a foreigner.

g) A certified copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose, or electronic copy from master register, or certified electronic copy of the Certificate of satisfaction of technical safety and environmental protection requirements.

3. 01 application package shall be submitted directly or by post or through the online public service system to the ship registration office.

4. Upon its receipt of the application, the ship registration office shall carry out the following procedures:

15. Article 15 is amended as follows:

“Article 15. Procedures for registration of changes

1. If there are changes in the contents of the Certificate of registry prescribed in Clause 4 Article 3 hereof, the shipowner shall, within 30 days from the occurrence of such changes, carry out procedures for registration of changes, and shall be issued with a new certificate of registry corresponding to the previous form of registry.

2. An application for registration of changes includes:

a) An application form which is made using Form No. 02 in the Appendix enclosed herewith;

b) Certified copies, or copies presented with their originals for verification purpose, or certified electronic copies of the ship classification certificate and the ship tonnage certificate (in case there are changes in technical specifications, uses and/or classification agency);

c) An original of the mortgagee’s written consent, if the ship is under mortgage.

d) An original of the certificate of deregistration, in case of change of the ship registration office.

3. 01 application package shall be submitted directly or by post or through the online public service system to the ship registration office where the ship has been previously registered or to the new ship registration office (in case of change of the ship registration office).

4. Upon its receipt of the application, the ship registration office shall carry out the following procedures:

d) Within 02 working days as from its receipt of a valid application, the ship registration office shall issue a new certificate to the applicant; and simultaneously revoke and cancel the former certificate on the system. If an application is refused, a written response clearly indicating reasons for such refusal shall be given. The ship registration office shall give application processing results directly or by post or through the online public service system to the shipowner.

5. The shipowner shall pay the registration fees, as prescribed by Ministry of Finance, directly or by transfer to the account of the ship registration office or through the online public service system before receiving the application processing results; return the original of the former certificate of registry to the ship registration office immediately when receiving application processing results; bear all costs for sending the application and attached documents, and money transfer fees.”

16. Article 16 is amended as follows:

“Article 16. Procedures for re-issuance of certificate of registry

1. If a certificate of registry is lost, or damaged, the ship registration office shall re-issue the certificate of registry to the shipowner according to the previous form of ship registration.

2. An application for re-issuance of certificate of registry includes:

An application form which is made using Form No. 04 in the Appendix enclosed herewith.

3. 01 application package shall be submitted directly or by post or through the online public service system to the ship registration office.

4. Upon its receipt of the application, the ship registration office shall carry out the following procedures:

d) Within 02 working days from its receipt of a valid application, the ship registration office shall issue a new certificate of registry to the applicant; revoke and cancel the original of the former certificate (in case of damaged certificate), and simultaneously send a written notice of such re-issuance to the mortgagee (in case the ship is under mortgage). If an application is refused, a written response indicating reasons for such refusal shall be given. The ship registration office shall give application processing results directly or by post or through the online public service system to the shipowner.

5. The shipowner shall pay the registration fees, as prescribed by Ministry of Finance, directly or by transfer to the account of the ship registration office or through the online public service system before receiving the application processing results; return the original of the former certificate of registry to the ship registration office immediately when receiving application processing results; bear all costs for sending the application and attached documents, and money transfer fees.”

17. Clause 2 Article 18 is amended as follows:

“2. In case of registration of public service ship, the shipowner shall submit Decision on establishment of agency/unit issued by a competent authority (a certified copy, or electronic copy from master register, or certified electronic copy, or copy presented with its original for verification purpose) as a substitute for the document prescribed in Point c Clause 2 Article 8, Point g Clause 2 Article 9, Point d Clause 2 Article 10, Point g Clause 2 Article 12, Point d Clause 2 Article 13 and Point dd Clause 2 Article 14 hereof.”

18. Article 20 is amended as follows:

“Article 20. Procedures for deregistration

1. 01 original of the Certificate of deregistration of ship which is made using Form No. 10 in the Appendix enclosed herewith shall be granted to the shipowner.

If the ship is under mortgage, procedures for mortgage release must be completed before following procedures for deregistration of ship.

2. An application for deregistration includes:

An application form which is made using Form No. 03 in the Appendix enclosed herewith.

3. 01 application package shall be submitted directly or by post or through the online public service system to the ship registration office.

4. Upon its receipt of the application, the ship registration office shall carry out the following procedures:

d) Within 02 working days as from its receipt of a valid application, the ship registration office shall grant a Certificate of deregistration; simultaneously revoke and cancel the original of the former certificate of registry on the system. If an application is refused, a written response indicating reasons for such refusal shall be given. The ship registration office shall give application processing results directly or by post or through the online public service system to the shipowner.

5. The shipowner shall pay the deregistration fees, as prescribed by Ministry of Finance, directly or by transfer to the account of the ship registration office or through the online public service system before receiving the application processing results; return the original of the former certificate of registry to the ship registration office immediately when receiving application processing results; bear all costs for sending the application and attached documents, and money transfer fees.”

19. Clause 1 Article 21 is amended as follows:

“1. Purchase, sale and building of ships using state budget as prescribed by the Law on State Budget, the Law on Public Investment and/or lawful revenues, as prescribed by law, of regulatory authorities, public service units and state-owned enterprises as prescribed by the Law on Enterprises, and wholly state-owned enterprises shall adhere to provisions of the Law on Bidding and other relevant laws.”

20. Clause 1a is added to Article 21 as follows:

“1a. Organizations and individuals engaged in purchase, sale and building of ships in the cases other than those specified in clause 1 of this Article may apply all provisions or some specific Articles, clauses and points of the Law on Bidding and other relevant laws at their discretion.”

21. Clauses 1 and 2 Article 29 are amended as follows:

“1. Based on decisions on the purchase, sale or building of ship, contracts for purchase, sale or building of ship, and written records of ship delivery, customs authorities shall carry out procedures for import/export of ships. After completing purchase procedures, the purchaser must follow import procedures for a ship purchased from a foreign entity upon its first entry into Vietnam in order to carry out the registration for sailing under the Vietnamese flag.

2. In case export procedures for a ship that has already left Vietnam need to be carried out, the shipowner must complete such export procedures within 30 days from the date of signing the sale and purchase contract; the customs authority shall process such export procedures without requiring the ship to return to Vietnam. The shipowner shall assume legal responsibility for the statement that all procedures for export of the ship have been completed as prescribed.”

22. Clause 2 Article 30 is amended as follows:

“2. A ship under the ownership of a Vietnamese entity without the state funding may be registered for sailing under the foreign flag according to the shipowner’s decision. Within 30 days from the date of registration of the ship for sailing under the foreign flag, or from the occurrence of changes in information/validity period of the registration or from the date of deregistration, the shipowner must send a notice accompanied by a copy of the certificate of registry of ship or the certificate of deregistration to the Vietnam’s ship registration office for management purposes.”

23. Forms No. 01, 02, 03, 04 and 05 in the Appendix enclosed with the Decree No. 171/2016/ND-CP are replaced with Forms No. 01, 02, 03, 04 and 05 in the Appendix enclosed herewith.

24. Form No. 12 in the Appendix enclosed herewith is added.

Article 2. Clauses 12, 13, 14, 15 Article 3; point i clause 2 Article 10; clause 5 Article 12, point c clause 2 Article 15, point b clause 2 Article 16, point b clause 2 Article 20 and Articles 22, 23 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 of the Government’s Decree No. 171/2016/ND-CP dated December 27, 2016 are abrogated.

Article 3. Transition

1. Applications for certificate of registry or deregistration of ship received by ship registration offices before the effective date of this Decree shall continue to be processed in accordance with regulations of the Government’s Decree No. 171/2016/ND-CP dated December 27, 2016, as amended by the Decree No. 86/2020/ND-CP dated July 23, 2020.

2. Projects on purchase, sale and building of ships which have been given approval before the effective date of this Decree shall continue to be implemented in accordance with regulations of the Government’s Decree No. 171/2016/ND-CP dated December 27, 2016, as amended by the Decree No. 86/2020/ND-CP dated July 23, 2020.

3. When they are registered in Vietnam, the age of foreign-flagged ships purchased by Vietnamese organizations or individuals in the form of purchase loan or hire purchase under the purchase loan or hire purchase agreements signed before the effective date of this Decree shall be determined in accordance with regulations of the Government’s Decree No. 171/2016/ND-CP dated December 27, 2016, as amended by the Decree No. 86/2020/ND-CP dated July 23, 2020.

4. Certificates of registry issued before the effective date of this Decree shall remain valid without requiring the certificate holders to follow procedures for replacement thereof until re-issuance procedures are carried out as prescribed.

Article 4. Effect

1. This Decree comes into force from October 30, 2025.

2. Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, heads of the Governmental agencies, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces or central-affiliated cities shall, within the ambit of their assigned functions and tasks, assume responsibility to instruct and implement this Decree.

ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
PP. PRIME MINISTER
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

Tran Hong Ha

Decree No. 247/2025/ND-CP on amendments to Government’s Decree No. 171/2016/ND-CP on registration, deregistration, sale and purchase, and building of ships as amended by Decree No. 86/2020/ND-CP

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