THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY | | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness |
No. 65/2020/QH14 | | |
LAW
Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly[1]
Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
The National Assembly promulgates the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of Law No. 57/2014/QH13 on Organization of the National Assembly.
Article 1. To amend and supplement a number of articles of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly
1. To add the following Clause 1a below Clause 1, Article 22:
“1a. To have only one citizenship which is Vietnamese citizenship.”.
2. To amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 23 as follows:
“2. The number of full-time National Assembly deputies must account for at least forty percent of the total number of National Assembly deputies.”.
3. To amend and supplement Clause 3, Article 26 as follows:
“3. Full-time National Assembly deputies shall attend conferences of full-time National Assembly deputies and other conferences convened by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly. Part-time National Assembly deputies may register for attending conferences of full-time National Assembly deputies to discuss issues of their concern.”.
4. To amend and supplement a number of points and clauses of Article 43 as follows:
a/ To amend and supplement Point dd, Clause 2 as follows:
“dd/ To direct activities of the apparatus advising, assisting, and serving activities of, the delegation.”;
b/ To add Clause 3a below Clause 3, and amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:
“3a. The number and list of full-time National Assembly deputies in a National Assembly deputies’ delegation shall be decided and approved by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.
The agency with cadre management competence in a province or centrally run city as decentralized shall manage cadre-related affairs for full-time National Assembly deputies in the locality under regulations of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.
4. The Office of the National Assembly deputies’ delegation and provincial-level People’s Council shall act as the body advising, assisting, and serving activities of, National Assembly deputies and the National Assembly deputies’ delegation in the locality.
The local administration of a province or centrally run city shall arrange a working office for the National Assembly deputies’ delegation, and organize, and ensure operation funds for, the Office of the National Assembly deputies’ delegation and provincial-level People’s Council under regulations of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.”.
5. To amend and supplement the title of, and add a number of clauses to, Article 44 as follows:
a/ To amend and supplement the title of Article 44 as follows:
“Article 44. Position, functions, organizational structure, and operational principles of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly”;
b/ To add the following Clauses 4 and 5 below Clause 3:
“4. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall work on a collegial basis and make decisions by a vote of majority. Ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall be adopted when they are voted for by more than half of the total number of members of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.
5. At the year-end session of the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall send its work report to National Assembly deputies. At the final session of each tenure of the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall submit the work report of its tenure to the National Assembly for consideration and discussion.”.
6. To amend and supplement the title of, and add a clause to, Article 47 as follows:
a/ To amend and supplement the title of Article 47 as follows:
“Article 47. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly preparing, convening and presiding over National Assembly sessions and other meetings”;
b/ To add the following Clause 7 below Clause 6:
“7. Based on the practical requirements and situation, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall decide to convene a meeting of full-time National Assembly deputies prior to each National Assembly session for discussing and giving opinions on projects, schemes and reports before submitting them to the National Assembly.”.
7. To amend and supplement a number of clauses of Article 53 as follows:
a/ To amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:
“2. To decide on the number of, and approve the list and the resignation of, members of, the Ethnic Council, and decide on the number of, and approve the list and the resignation of, Vice Chairpersons, standing members, and full-time members of the Ethnic Council at the proposal of the Chairperson of the Ethnic Council.
To decide on the number of, and approve the list and the resignation of, members of a Committee of the National Assembly, and decide on the number of, and approve the list and the resignation of, Vice Chairpersons, standing members, and full-time members of a Committee of the National Assembly at the proposal of the Chairperson of such Committee.”;
b/ To amend and supplement Clauses 4 and 5 as follows:
“4. To approve results of election, and the resignation of heads and deputy heads of National Assembly deputies’ delegations.
5. To approve results of election, relief from duty, and removal from office of Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Councils.”.
8. To amend and supplement a number of clauses of Article 54 as follows:
a/ To amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:
“1. To stipulate the implementation of cadre management work for full-time National Assembly deputies, and the performance of tasks of National Assembly deputies, and regimes, policies, and other conditions for National Assembly deputies and full-time National Assembly deputies.”;
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[1] Công Báo Nos 715-716 (24/7/2020)