Grounds for developing orientation of content for local by-laws of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam

Grounds for developing orientation of content for local by-laws of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of  Vietnam (Illustrative image)

Article 3 of Circular 04/2020/TT-BVHTTDL regulates the development of content orientation for local by-laws in Vietnam as follows:

- Based on the actual conditions of the locality, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Department of Culture and Sports of the provinces and centrally governed cities are responsible for advising the provincial People's Committee on the content orientation of local by-laws as a basis to guide the development and recognition of local by-laws in the area.

- The content orientation of local by-laws must comply with the requirements of the scope of local by-laws stipulated in Clause 1, Article 5 of Decision 22/2018/QD-TTg dated May 8, 2018, by the Prime Minister of Vietnam on developing and implementing local by-laws and must be suitable to the actual conditions of the locality as follows:

-  The  content  of  conventions  and  agreements  is  determined  by  the  community  of  villages,  street  groups,  including  one  or  several  areas  of  social  life  that  are  not  yet  regulated  by  law  or  are  regulated  in  principle;  recognizing  good  customs  and  practices  and  measures  to  limit  and  gradually  eliminate  outdated  customs  and  superstitious  practices;  suitable  to  the  self-governance  requirements  of  the  community  and  the  purposes  and  principles  of  developing  and  implementing  conventions  and  agreements.

More details can be found in Circular 04/2020/TT-BVHTTDL, which comes into effect in Vietnam from October 1, 2020.

Thuy Tram

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