Vietnam: Dismissal, relief from office of commune/ward/township people’s inspection board members

According to Article 10 of the Decree No. 159/2016/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, dismissal, relief from office of commune/ward/township people’s inspection board members and election of replacements are prescribed as follows:

- If a people’s inspection board member, during his/her office term, fails to fulfill his/her tasks or no longer gains the people’s confidence, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the commune, ward or township shall propose the people’s or people’s representatives’ conference to dismiss such member and elect a replacement.

- If for poor health, family circumstances or other reasons, a people’s inspection board member files a written application for retirement from the people’s inspection board or when a people’s inspection member becomes an incumbent member of the commune- level People’s Committee or moves to another place for permanent residence as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 3 of this Decree, the Standing Body of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the commune, ward or township shall report such to the conference of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the same level for temporary relief from duty and report it to the coming people’s or people’s representatives’ conference for decision on the relief of such member from office and elect a replacement.

- If after the dismissal or relief from office of a member, the remaining members of the people’s inspection board still represent two-thirds or higher proportion of the total number of members, such people’s inspection board may still operate normally.

- The election of a people’s inspection board member to replace the dismissed or relieved one as prescribed in Clause 1 or 2 of this Article must comply with Article 8 of this Decree.

View more details at the Decree No. 159/2016/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from February 01, 2017.

Ty Na

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