The Presidential Office held a press conference in Hanoi to announce the President’s order on the promulgation of seven laws which were adopted at the seventh session of the 14th National Assembly. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Presidential Office held a press conference in Hanoi on July4 to announce the President’s order on the promulgation of seven laws whichwere adopted at the seventh session of the 14th National Assembly.
Theselaws include the Law on Alcohol Harm Prevention, Law on Architecture, andrevised Law on Education, Law on Public Investment, Law on Tax Management, Lawon Execution of Criminal Judgments and Law on Amending and Supplementing aNumber of Articles of the Law on Insurance Business and Law on IntellectualProperty.
Alcoholharm prevention
Theapproval of the Law on Alcohol Harm Prevention was aimed at the prevention andcontrol of the harmful effects of alcohol on people’s health and society thoughreducing consumption and improving management over supply, said Deputy Ministerof Health Truong Quoc Cuong.
“Thebuilding and promulgation of the Law on Alcohol Prevention is necessary tolimit the negative effects of alcohol on individuals, families and society,ensuring the country's sustainable development,” he was quoted by nld.com.vn assaying.
Whileacknowledging that the new law would help the ministry fulfil its duty, Cuongsaid it was not easy to implement the law due to people’s habits and customs.
He alsostressed the importance of collaboration from relevant agencies in theenforcement of the law.
Comprisedof 36 articles arranged into seven chapters, the law stipulated 13 prohibitedacts including inciting and coercing others to drink alcohol. Officials, publicservants and employees in government agencies, soldiers and people working inarmed forces were forbidden from drinking while on duty. The ban also appliesto drivers including those travelling on motorbikes.
Accordingto Cuong, dissemination campaigns should be launched to improve people’sawareness and change behaviours to protect their health.
Priorityshould be given to students, pregnant women and young people, especially thoseunder 18.
The lawwill come into force on January 1, 2020.
Innovationin education
The 2019Law on Education has been amended in conformity with the Party’s guidelines onthe renovation of the education and training sector, contributing to building acomprehensive one and promoting the creativeness of individuals, DeputyMinister of Education and Training Nguyen Huu Do said at the press conference.
The lawconsists of nine chapters with 115 articles regulating the national educationsystem; education establishments, teachers and students; the State’s managementof education; and the rights and responsibilities of agencies, organisationsand individuals related to education.
Therevised law has added a number of regulations relating to career mentoring,interconnection in education (helping learners use their results to continuetheir studies at higher levels in the same field), ensuring equal opportunitiesfor all people.
Inaccordance with the law, the Minister of Education and Training is responsiblefor the quality of the education programme, and the implementation of theprogramme after it was appraised by the national council.
The lawraised the standard for teachers at preschool, primary, secondary level andlecturers at university. The supporting policy for students studying atteachers’ training facilities was also stipulated in the law.
“Studentswho study at teacher’s training facilities will be supported with tuition andliving expenses throughout the course," Do said.
Otherlaws
Therevised Law on Public Investment was adopted by the National Assembly on June13 with 90.7 percent in approval. The law has six chapters and 101 articles,stipulating the State management on public investment, the management and useof public investment, rights, obligations and responsibilities of agencies,units, organisations, and individuals relating to public investment.
The 2019Law on Public Investment has removed obstacles and shortcomings related to theregulations on public investment, contributing to speeding up the disbursementof public investment in parallel with decentralisation of power.
Therevised Law on Tax Management, coming into effect on July 1 next year, changedthe scope of the management of tax and other revenue under the State Budget,amending regulations to create a legal basis for modern tax administration. Itcreates favourable conditions for taxpayers, ensuring the right and legalinterest of taxpayers.
The Lawon Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles on the Law on InsuranceBusiness and Law on Intellectual Property will take effect on November 1 thisyear. The law has added a number of regulations on the right to take part insocial organisations of organisations and individuals providing insuranceauxiliary services while amendments to the Law on Intellectual Property focuseson inventions, geographical indications, trademarks and intellectual propertyprotection.
The 2019Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments stipulates the principles,procedures, organisation, tasks and power of competent agencies and persons inthe execution of criminal judgments; the rights and obligations of persons andcommercial entities who have to comply with criminal judgments and judicialmeasures; along with the responsibility of relevant agencies, organisations andindividuals in the judgment execution. It will come into effect on January1 next year.
The Lawon Architecture covers policies relating to architectural management andarchitectural practice. The law includes architectural requirements for urbanareas, countryside and regulations on Architectural Advisory Council,assessment of construction designs as well as document storage.-VNS/VNA
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