THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY No. 72/2014/QH13 | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness |
LAW
Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of
the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People’s Army[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.16/1999/QH10 on Officers of the Vietnam People’s Army, which had a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No.19/2008/QH12.
Article 1. To amend and supplement a number of articles of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People’s Army:
1. To amend and supplement Article 11 as follows:
“Article 11. Positions of officers
1. The basic positions of officers include:
a/ The Minister of National Defense;
b/ The Chief of the General Staff; the Director of the General Department of Politics;
c/ Directors of General Departments, Heads of General Departments, Political Commissars of General Departments;
d/ Military- Zone Commanders and Political Commissars; Service Commanders and Political Commissars; Border-Guard Commanders and Political Commissars;
dd/ Corps Commanders and Political Commissars; Arms Commanders and Political Commissars; Naval- Zone Commanders and Political Commissars;
e/ Division Commanders and Political Commissars; provincial/municipal (below referred to as provincial-level) Military Command Post Commanders and Political Commissars; provincial-level Border-Guard Command Post Commanders and Political Commissars;
g/ Brigade Commanders and Political Commissars;
h/ Regiment Commanders and Political Commissars; Commanders and Political Instructors of Military Command Posts of rural districts, urban districts, towns or provincial cities (below collectively referred to as district level);
i/ Battalion Commanders and Political Instructors;
k/ Company Commanders and Political Instructors;
l/ Platoon Commanders.
2. Positions and titles equivalent to the positions defined at Points c, d and dd, Clause 1 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Government; the positions and titles equivalent to the positions defined at Points e, g, h, i, k and l of Clause 1 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Minister of National Defense.”
2. To amend Clause 3, Article 13 as follows:
“3. The limit age of officers holding the positions of commander or manager of units defined at Points dd, e, g, h, i, k and l, Clause 1, Article 11 of this Law shall be prescribed by the Minister of National Defense, but must not exceed the limit age of officers defined in Clause 1 of this Article.”
3. To amend and supplement Article 15 as follows:
“Article 15. The highest army ranks for officer positions
1. The highest army ranks for officer positions are prescribed as follows:
a/ General:
The Minister of National Defense;
The Chief of the General Staff; the Director of the General Department of Politics;
b/ Senior Lieutenant General, Naval Admiral:
The number of Deputy Ministers of National Defense who have the highest army rank being Senior Lieutenant General or Naval Admiral is no more than six;
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[1] Công Báo Nos 1179-1180 (31/12/2014)
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