Circular 21/2020/TT-BTC amending Circular 36/2019/TT-BTC

CIRCULAR

On amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Circular No. 36/2019/TT-BTC dated June 17, 2019 of the Ministry of Finance on providing guidance on computer-generated lottery business

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Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 30/2007/ND-CP dated March 01 2007 on lottery business and the Government’s Decree No. 78/2012/ND-CP dated October 05 2012 on amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Government’s Decree No.30/2007/ND-CP dated March 01 2007 on lottery business;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 87/2017/ND-CP dated July 26, 2017 on defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

On implementing the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1109/QD-TTg dated July 11, 2011 on approving the Scheme on the establishment of computer-generated lottery enterprises in Vietnam;

At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Banking and Financial Institutions;

The Minister of Finance hereby promulgates the Circular on amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Circular No. 36/2019/TT-BTC dated June 17, 2019 of the Ministry of Finance on providing guidance on computer-generated lottery business.

Article 1. To amend and supplement a number of Articles of the Circular No. 36/2019/TT-BTC dated June 17, 2019 of the Ministry of Finance on providing guidance on computer-generated lottery business as follows:

1.To amend and supplement Point c, Clause 2 of Article 24 as follows:

“c) Members of the Lottery Supervisory Council shall be leaders of a number of divisions, departments and branches of the computer-generated lottery enterprise;”

2. To add Clause 3a after Clause 3, Article 24 as follows:

"3a.In force majeure case caused by natural disasters, epidemics, fires and other emergency according to the Competent State agency’s decisions that lead to the Lottery Supervisory Council failing to ensure adequate components as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article, the computer-generated lottery enterprise shall be allowed to supplement the composition of the Vice President of the Lottery Supervision Council in the order of priority as follows: Heads of divisions and departments, Directors of branches; deputy heads of divisions and departments, Deputy Directors of branches of the computer-generated lottery enterprise. In case the Lottery Supervisory Council fails to ensure adequate components as prescribed in this Article, the computer-generated lottery enterprise shall decide to temporarily suspend the prize drawing and publicize right at its head office, branches and shops (if any), lottery agents, the computer-generated lottery enterprise’s website or other mass media in accordance with law provisions. Such announcement covers: Reasons for temporarily suspending the prize drawing, the next expected drawing date, handling with issued computer-generated lottery tickets and other information upon managing requirement of the computer-generated lottery enterprise in accordance with law provisions.”

Article 2. Implementation provisions

1. This Circular takes effect on the date of its signing.

2. Any problems arising in the course of implementation should be promptly reported to the Ministry of Finance for consideration and additional guidance./.