Vietnam: Who is responsible for chairing and operating the operations of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council?

Vietnam: Who is responsible for chairing and operating the operations of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council? (Illustrative Image)

According to Article 7 of Circular 16/2014/TT-BTNMT, the responsibilities and powers of the Chairman of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council include:

- Bearing overall and direct responsibility to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (for the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council established by the decision of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment); the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee (for the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council established by the Provincial People's Committee) and before the law for organizing and operating the auction session.

- Assigning tasks to individual members of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council, urging and inspecting the performance of the assigned tasks.

- The Chairman of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council may authorize the Vice Chairman of the Council to chair and operate the operations of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council in writing.

Thus, the Chairman of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council is responsible for chairing and operating the operations of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council. At the same time, the Chairman of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council may authorize the Vice Chairman of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council to chair and operate the operations of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council. The Vice Chairman of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council must report the results of the Council's operations to the Chairman of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council during the period of authorization.

Additionally, the Vice Chairman of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council is responsible for performing tasks assigned by the Chairman of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council; bearing responsibility to the Chairman of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council and the law for the performance of the assigned tasks.

The selection of the Vice Chairman of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council is determined as follows:

- For the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council established by the decision of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, the Vice Chairman of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council is a leader of the General Department of Geology and Minerals of Vietnam;

- For the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council established by the decision of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Vice Chairman of the Mineral Mining Rights Auction Council is a leader of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

More details can be found in Circular 16/2014/TT-BTNMT effective from June 2, 2014.

Thuy Tram

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