Vietnam’s regulation on supervising the implementation of law in the administrative divisions

Specifically, according to Article 86 of the Law on supervisory activities of the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015 of Vietnam, supervising the implementation of law in the administrative divisions is prescribed as follows:

- Each National Assembly deputy shall monitor and examine the implementation of law in the administrative division regularly.

- Each group of People's Council deputies shall enable its People’s Council deputies to supervise the implementation of law in the administrative division where they run for election.

- Each group of People's Council deputies shall have the following duties and powers:

+ Notify the supervisory contents and plan to supervisees at least 07 days before the date on which the supervisory activities are carried out.

+ Invite representatives of relevant entities to participate in supervisory activities.

- Each People's Council deputy, during his/her conduct of supervision, shall have the following duties and powers:

+ Strictly implement the supervisory contents and plan;

+ When detecting a violation of law, which cause harms to the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and/or individuals, the People's Council deputy may request the relevant entities to apply measures to timely put an end to the violation acts and restore the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of the infringed organizations and/or individuals; request competent entities to examine the responsibility of the agency, organization and/or individual committing the violation as provided for by law; if the People's Council deputy disagrees with the actions against the violation taken by competent entities, it shall request the head of their superior agency or organization for consideration;

+ Within 10 days from the closing day of supervisory activities, the People's Council deputy must send a report on supervision results to the Standing Board of the People's Council at the same administrative level.

View relevant contents at: The Law on supervisory activities of the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015 of Vietnam takes effect from July 01, 2016.

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