Chương VII Luật Dân quân tự vệ 2009: Quản lý nhà nước về dân quân tự vệ

Chapter VII

STATE MANAGEMENT OF MILITIA AND SELF-DEFENSE FORCES

Article 57. State management of militia and self-defense forces

1. The Government shall perform the uniform state management of militia and self-defense forces nationwide.

2. The Ministry of National Defense shall take responsibility before the Government for performing the state management of militia and self-defense forces.

3. People's Committees at all levels shall, within the scope of their tasks and powers. perform the state management of militia and self-defense forces in localities.

Article 58. Responsibilities of the Ministry of National Defense, military agencies at all levels and commune-level military commands

1. The Ministry of National Defense shall:

a/ Submit to the Government for promulgation and promulgate according to its competence legal documents on militia and self-defense forces;

b/ Propagate, disseminate, educate in. and organize the implementation of, the law on militia and self-defense forces;

c/ Assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with concerned ministries and branches in. elaborating strategies, master plans, plans, policies and schemes on the organization, building, training, refresher training, operation, management and military scientific research of militia and self-defense forces;

d/ Decide on key defense and security communes under the Government's regulations;

e/ Organize and guide the inspection, supervision, preliminary and final reviews and implement emulation and commendation work: settle complaints and denunciations and handle violations of the law on militia and self-defense forces;

f/ Implement international cooperation on militia and self-defense work.

2. The General Staff shall assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate with agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense in. advising and assisting the Ministry of National Defense in performing the state management of militia and self-defense forces.

3. The High Commands of military zones shall assist the Ministry of National Defense in performing the state management of militia and self-defense forces within their respective military zones, and shall guide provincial-level People's Committees in reaching agreement on contents and measures for performing militia and self-defense work.

4. The Hanoi Capital High Command, provincial-level military headquarters and district-level and commune-level military commands shall assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate with concerned agencies in. assisting People's Committees of the same levels in performing the state management of militia and self-defense forces in localities.

Article 59. Responsibilities of ministries and branches

1. The Ministry of Public Security shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of National Defense in. directing and guiding the coordination of the protection of national security and preservation of social order and safely between the People's Public Security and militia and self-defense forces in localities and establishments.

2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of National Defense in. arranging budget funds for capital construction under this Law and the Law on the Stale Budget.

3. The Ministry of Finance shall assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the

Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Labor. War Invalids and Social Affairs in. guiding the estimation, observance and finalization of state budget funds for the organization, training and operation of and regimes and policies for militia and self-defense forces under the Law on the State Budget.

4. The Ministry of Home Affairs shall assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate with the Ministry of National Defense in. directing and guiding localities, ministries, branches, organizations and organizations in. implementing the planning, training and refresher training of officers of commune-level military commands; to implement regimes and policies for officers of commune-level military commands, military commands of ministries and central branches and military commands of grassroots agencies and organizations.

5. The Ministry of Labor. War Invalids and Social Affairs shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of National Defense in, guiding localities, ministries, branches, agencies and organizations in implementing regimes and policies for militia and self-defense forces in accordance with law.

6. The Ministry of Education and Training shall assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate" with the Ministry of National Defense in. promulgating framework programs on basic military training at professional intermediate, collegial and university levels; and coordinate in elaborating master plans, plans and schemes on training and refresher training of militia and self-defense officers in accordance with the Education Law and other relevant laws.

7. Ministries, branches and agencies and organizations at the central level shall, within the scope of their respective tasks and powers, coordinate with the Ministry of National Defense in:

a/ Promulgating or submitting to competent authorities for promulgation legal documents for performing the task of building militia and self-defense forces in accordance with law;

b/ Directing and organizing the implementation of the State's master plans and plans on militia and self-defense work in peacetime and wartime according to their respective assigned tasks;

c/ Combining the building and training of militia and self-defense forces with the performance of political tasks in their respective master plans and plans.

Article 60. Responsibilities of People's Committees at all levels

1. To submit to the People's Councils of the same level for approval and decision master plans, plans and schemes on the organization and operation of and regimes and policies for militia and self-defense forces and assure budget revenue and expenditure estimates for militia and self-defense forces.

2. To direct and organize the implementation of legal documents on militia and self-defense forces in localities; to promulgate documents directing the building of militia and self-defense forces according to their competence.

3. To direct the organization, training and operation of militia and self-defense forces, implement measures for mobilizing and using militia and self-defense forces to perform tasks: to direct the management and inspection of the transport and use of weapons and explosive materials of militia and self-defense forces; to ensure logistics and finance for the implementation of regimes and policies for militia and self-defense forces in accordance with law.

4. To organize the implementation of competent authorities' decisions on expanding militia and self-defense forces: to collaborate with the defense inspectorate in inspecting the implementation of the law on militia and self-defense forces: to examine and settle complaints and denunciations, and handle violations of the law on militia and self-defense forces.

5. To conduct preliminary and final reviews and perform emulation and commendation of militia and self-defense work.

Article 61. Responsibilities of heads of agencies and organizations

1. To organize the implementation of the direction of competent authorities in accordance with the law on militia and self-defense forces.

2. To direct the elaboration and implementation of plans on the organization, training and operation of core self-defense units under their management according to the direction and guidance of local military agencies.

3. To assure funds, physical foundations and equipment for the organization, training and operation of their core self-defense units.

4. To organize the implementation of competent authorities' decisions on expanding militia and self-defense forces; to collaborate with the defense inspectorate in inspecting the implementation of the law on militia and self-defense forces: to examine, review and emulate and command militia and self-defense work of their agencies or organizations.

5. To collaborate with Party committees and local administrations in organizing, training and operating, and assuring regimes and policies for, militia and self-defense forces.