This is a new notable content specified in the Law on Organization of the National Assembly amended in 2020, which was approved on June 19, 2020 by the National Assembly of Vietnam and officially effective from January 01, 2021.
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According to Clause 1 Article 43 of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly 2014 of Vietnam: “A National Assembly deputies’ delegation is the organization of National Assembly deputies elected in a province or central-affiliated city or moving to work in this province or city.”
In which:
- A National Assembly deputies’ delegation must have its Head or Deputy Head who is a full-time National Assembly deputy. The Head and Deputy Head of the delegation shall be elected by the National Assembly deputies’ delegation from among its deputies and approved by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.
- The Head of a National Assembly deputies’ delegation shall organize and administer activities of the delegation.
- The Deputy Head shall assist the Head in performing tasks as assigned by the latter. When the Head is absent, the Deputy Head shall be authorized by the Head to perform the former’s tasks.
However, from January 01, 2021, the Law on Organization of the National Assembly amended in 2020, which will come into force, stipulates that the number and list of full-time National Assembly deputies in a National Assembly deputies’ delegation shall be decided and approved by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.
The official management authority of a province or central-affiliated city shall exercise official management for full-time National Assembly deputies of its province or central-affiliated city according to regulations of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.
Besides, the Law on Organization of the National Assembly amended in 2020 also re-regulates that the office of National Assembly deputies’ delegation and provincial People’s Council shall advise and support activities of National Assembly deputies and National Assembly deputies’ delegation of its province.
Each provincial government shall provide the premises for its National Assembly deputies’ delegation, ensure funding for operation of the Office of its National Assembly deputies’ delegation and provincial People’s Council as per regulations of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.
View more details at the Law on Organization of the National Assembly amended in 2020, effective from January 01, 2021.
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