Chương VII Luật Hộ tịch 2014: Điều khoản thi hành

Chapter VII

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 75. Validity of civil status books made and civil status papers granted before this Law takes effect

1. Civil status books that have been archived before the effective date of this Law remain valid for use as grounds for proving civil status events of individuals, reference, issue of civil status extract copies and grant of marital status certificates.

2. Civil status papers already granted to individuals in accordance with the civil status law before the effective date of this Law continue to be valid.

Article 76. Transitional provisions

1. Civil status registration dossiers received before the effective date of this Law which have not yet been settled continue to be settled in accordance with the civil status law effective at the time of receipt thereof.

2. The Government shall stipulate in detail the re-registration of birth, death and marriage already registered before the effective date of this Law.

3. The Government shall direct the review of, retraining in civil status work, and consolidation of the contingent of civil status officers to ensure performance of the tasks and powers assigned in the Law; stipulate birth and marriage registration procedures; the grant of marital status certificates to Vietnamese citizens; the compilation, management and use of civil status books in the transitional period pending the complete creation of the national population database, which shall be uniformly implemented nationwide no later than January 1, 2020, in accordance with this Law.

Article 77. Effect

1. This Law takes effect on January 1, 2016.

2. The Government and competent agencies shall detail the articles and clauses as assigned in the Law.

This Law was passed on November 20, 2014, by the XIII^th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 8th session.-