What is National Assembly deputies’ delegation? Tasks and powers of the National Assembly deputies’ delegation in Vietnam

What is National Assembly deputies’ delegation? Tasks and powers of the National Assembly deputies’ delegation in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet responded as follows:

1. What is National Assembly deputies’ delegation?

According to Clause 1, Article 43 of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly 2014 (amended 2020), National Assembly deputies’ delegation is the organization of National Assembly deputies elected in a province or centrally run city or moving to work in this province or city.

2. Tasks and powers of the National Assembly deputies’ delegation in Vietnam

According to Clause 2, Article 43 of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly 2014 (amended 2020), a National Assembly deputies’ delegation has the following tasks and powers in Vietnam:

- To organize the reception of citizens by National Assembly deputies; to coordinate with the standing bodies of the local People’s Council, People’s Committee and Fatherland Front Committee in arranging and ensuring conditions for National Assembly deputies to contact voters in appropriate forms;

- To organize discussions by National Assembly deputies on bills, draft ordinances and other draft documents and on tentative agendas of the National Assembly sessions at the request of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly;

- To organize the oversight by the delegation and organize the oversight by its National Assembly deputies in the locality; to join and coordinate with the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly in their oversight activities in the locality;

To monitor and press for the settlement of citizens’ complaints, denunciations and petitions forwarded by National Assembly deputies and the delegation to competent agencies, organizations, units and persons; to request concerned agencies, organizations and persons to provide information and report on issues about which the delegation is concerned;

- To report to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on activities of the delegation and its National Assembly deputies;

- Direct operation of the apparatus in charge of advising and supporting operation of the National Assembly deputies’ delegation.

3. Regulations on organization of the National Assembly deputies’ delegation in Vietnam

Regulations on the organization of the National Assembly deputies’ delegation under Clauses 3, 3a and 4, Article 43 of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly 2014 (amended 2020) are as follows:

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

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