Chương V Luật Thực hiện dân chủ ở cơ sở 2022: Tổ chức thực hiện pháp luật về thực hiện dân chủ ở cơ sở

Chapter V

IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY

Article 83. Responsibilities of the Government, Ministries, ministry-level agencies, and Governmental bodies

1. The Government shall exercise the central State management over implementation of grassroots democracy and shall perform the following duties and powers:

a) Issue, within their competence, or petition competent state agencies to issue, modify and perfect laws on implementation of grassroots democracy;

b) Implement measures to propagate, disseminate and provide education about laws, raise awareness of the rights and responsibilities of employees for implementation of democracy at the grassroots level;

c) Provide instructions for institutions, entities and citizens on implementation of laws on implementation of grassroots democracy;

d) Conduct the inspection and examination of implementation of laws; impose sanctions for offences against laws on implementation of grassroots democracy;

dd) Monitor, encourage and examine guarantee for implementation of grassroots democracy.

2. The Ministry of Home Affairs shall assume the following responsibilities:

a) Assist the Government in the state management of implementation of democracy in communes, wards and townships, state agencies and public non-business units;

b) Monitor, examine, consolidate, report to the Government and the Prime Minister on the results of implementation of grassroots democracy.

3. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall assume the following responsibilities:

a) Assist the Government in state management of implementation of democracy at employing entities;

b) Cooperate with the Ministry of Home Affairs to report to the Government and the Prime Minister on the results of implementation of grassroots democracy at employing entities.

4. The Ministry of Finance shall provide instructions about estimation, management, use and accounting of the budget for implementation of grassroots democracy, and provide funding for the Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee and Vietnam General Confederation of Labor to provide financial support for the People's Inspectorates and the Community-based Investment Supervision Boards.

5. The Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Public Security shall consult the regulations laid down herein to regulate the implementation of democracy within agencies of the People’s Military and Public Security forces.

6. Ministries, Ministry-level agencies and Governmental bodies shall, within the scope of their assigned duties and delegated authority, have the following responsibilities to conduct implementation of laws on implementation of grassroots democracy.

Article 84. Responsibilities of other authorities within the state machinery

1. The National Assembly’s Standing Committee, the Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuracy, the State Audit, agencies of the National Assembly, agencies under the National Assembly’s Standing Committee, the Office of the National Assembly, the Office of the President of Vietnam and the People's Councils at all levels shall be responsible for conducting the law on the implementation of democracy at the grassroots level.

2. The National Assembly’s Standing Committee shall, based on regulations of this Law, regulate the implementation of democracy within agencies of the National Assembly, agencies under the National Assembly's Standing Committee, agencies under People's Councils at all levels according to particular characteristics of organization and operation of these entities.

Article 85. Responsibilities of provincial and district-level People’s Committees

1. Implement laws on implementation of grassroots democracy locally.

2. Propose and seek the approval decision from the same-level People’s Councils of measures to guarantee implementation of grassroots democracy within their remit.

3. Report to competent state authorities on implementation of grassroots democracy within their remit upon request.

Article 86. Responsibilities of commune-level People’s Councils and People’s Committees

1. Commune-level People’s Councils shall assume the following responsibilities:

a) Decide measures to guarantee implementation of grassroots democracy within their remit;

b) Supervise local institutions, entities and persons on implementation of laws on implementation of grassroots democracy.

2. Commune-level People’s Committees shall:

a) Implement grassroots democracy locally;

b) Keep in close contact with the public and residential community of communes;

c) Promptly consider, handle and respond to complaints, denunciations or grievances of citizens, recommendations of the People’s Inspectorates of communes, wards, towns, community-based Investment Supervision Boards, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees and other socio-political organizations of communes;

d) Promptly report to superior state authorities on issues not falling within their remit;

dd) Perform other duties and powers under the Law.

3. At the localities without commune-level administrative units, district-level People’s Councils and People’s Committees shall perform duties as assigned to commune-level People's Councils or People's Committees as stated herein.

4. At the localities without commune-level People’s Councils, commune-level People’s Committees shall report to district-level People’s Committees on the results of implementation of grassroots democracy. People’s Councils of districts where commune-level People’s Councils are not established, or People's Councils of provinces where both commune-level People’s Councils and district-level People’s Councils are not established, shall perform the duties specified in clause 1 of this Article.

Article 87. Responsibilities of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees at all levels

1. Take charge of encouraging the public to implement democracy at the grassroots level, local by-laws and rules of population community; organize contests or competitions relating to implementation of democracy at the grassroots level.

2. Participate in, support and guide the People through implementation of democracy at the grassroots level.

3. Receive and collect complaints, denunciations, reports, and petitions of the public on the implementation of democracy at the grassroots level for transfer to competent state agencies according to regulations; supervise the process of settling complaints, denunciations, reports and petitions of the public.

4. Conduct social supervision and review of implementation of regulatory policies and laws on implementation of grassroots democracy by institutions, agencies, staff members and employees.

5. Perform other duties and powers under this Law.

Article 88. Responsibilities of Vietnam’s Trade Unions at all levels

1. Take charge of encouraging staff members and employees to implement democracy at the grassroots level; organize contests or competitions relating to implementation of democracy at the grassroots level.

2. Participate and assist in, and guide staff members and employees through implementation of grassroots democracy at employing institutions, units and entities.

3. Receive and collect complaints, denunciations, reports, petitions of staff members and employees on the implementation of democracy at the grassroots level for transfer to competent state agencies; monitor and supervise the process of settling complaints, denunciations, reports and petitions of staff members and employees.

4. Conduct social supervision and review of implementation of guidelines, views of the Party, regulatory policies and laws of the State directly relating to the legitimate rights and interests, as well as implementation of democracy at the grassroots level of trade union members.

5. Perform other duties and powers under this Law.

Article 89. Responsibilities of other socio-political organizations

1. Give their members and the public education about and raise their awareness of implementation of grassroots democracy.

2. Participate and cooperate with competent agencies in inspection, examination and supervision of implementation of grassroots democracy.

3. Conduct social supervision and review of implementation of guidelines, views of the Party, regulatory policies and laws of the State directly relating to the legitimate rights and interests, as well as implementation of democracy at the grassroots level of their members.