Chương V Luật Tổ chức Quốc hội 2014: Kỳ họp Quốc hội

Chapter V

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSIONS

Article 90. National Assembly sessions

1. The National Assembly shall hold its sessions in public.

The National Assembly may, when necessary and at the proposal of the President, Standing Committee of the National Assembly, Prime Minister or by at least one-third of the total number of National Assembly deputies, decide to conduct a closed session.

2. The National Assembly shall hold two regular sessions a year.

The National Assembly shall hold an extraordinary session when so requested by the President, Standing Committee of the National Assembly, Prime Minister or at least one-third of the total number of National Assembly deputies.

3. The National Assembly shall discuss and decide on matters falling within its tasks and powers at its sessions according to the procedures provided in the Rules on National Assembly sessions and other related laws.

Article 91. Agendas of National Assembly sessions

1. On the basis of the National Assembly’s resolution and proposals of the President, the Prime Minister, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, the Chief Justice of the

Supreme People’s Court, the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Auditor General, and the Ethnic Council, Committees and deputies of the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall prepare the agenda for a National Assembly session.

The Standing Committee of the ongoing National Assembly shall prepare the agenda for the first session of the succeeding National Assembly.

2. The tentative agenda of a National Assembly session shall be published in the mass media no later than 15 days before the session opens, for a regular session, and no later than 4 days before the session opens, for an extraordinary session.

3. The National Assembly shall decide on the agenda of its session. When necessary and at the proposal of the President, the Prime Minister, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Auditor General, and the Ethnic Council, Committees and deputies of the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall propose the National Assembly to decide on the modification of the session agenda.

Article 92. Convening National Assembly sessions

1. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall decide to convene a regular or an extraordinary National Assembly session no later than 30 days or 7 days respectively before the session opens.

2. The first session of a newly elected National Assembly shall be convened within sixty days from the date of election of National Assembly deputies.

3. The decision to convene a session together with its tentative agenda shall be sent to National Assembly deputies.

Article 93. Persons invited to National Assembly sessions; observers at National Assembly sessions

1. The Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, members of the Government, the State Auditor General and heads of agencies established by the National Assembly other than National Assembly deputies who are invited to National Assembly sessions shall attend plenary meetings of the National Assembly session which discuss matters related to the sectors or fields under their charge. Persons invited to a National Assembly session may give their opinions about matters related to the sectors or fields under their charge if so approved by the Chairperson of the National Assembly or shall give opinions at the request of the Chairperson of the National Assembly.

2. Representatives of state agencies, central agencies of political organizations, socio-political organizations, social organizations, economic organizations, people’s armed forces units and press agencies and international guests may be invited to public meetings of the National Assembly.

3. Citizens may attend public meetings of the National Assembly as observers.

Article 94. Forms of working at National Assembly sessions

1. Plenary meetings of the National Assembly.

2. Meetings held by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly to discuss and consider contents under the session agendas.

3. Meetings held by the Ethnic Council or Committees of the National Assembly to discuss and consider contents on the session agenda in the fields under the charge of the Council or Committees.

4. Meetings of the National Assembly deputies’ delegations and groups of National Assembly deputies to discuss contents on the session agenda.

5. When necessary, the Chairperson of the National Assembly may invite heads of the National Assembly deputies’ delegations, the Chairperson of the Ethnic Council, Chairpersons of Committees of the National Assembly and other related National Assembly deputies to exchange opinions on matters to be presented to the National Assembly for consideration and decision.

6. Opinions of National Assembly deputies presented at plenary meetings, meetings of the National Assembly deputies’ delegations and groups of National Assembly deputies and written opinions of National Assembly deputies must be equally valid and be fully collected and summarized for reporting to the National Assembly.

Article 95. Responsibility for presiding over National Assembly meetings

1. The Chairperson of the National Assembly shall preside over National Assembly meetings, ensure the implementation of the agenda of the session and the regulations on National Assembly sessions. Vice Chairpersons of the National Assembly shall assist the Chairperson in administering the meetings as assigned by the latter.

2. At the first session of each National Assembly, the Chairperson of the ongoing National Assembly shall open and preside over meetings of the National Assembly until the new National Assembly elects its Chairperson.

Article 96. Voting at plenary meetings

1. The National Assembly shall decide on matters at plenary meetings by voting. National Assembly deputies have the right to vote for, to vote against or to abstain.

2. The National Assembly shall decide to apply one of the following forms of voting:

a/ Open vote;

b/ Secret vote.

3. Laws and resolutions of the National Assembly shall be passed when they are voted for by more than half of the total number of National Assembly deputies, except the cases prescribed in Clause 3, Article 2, Clause 4, Article 4, and Clause 2, Article 40, of this Law.

Article 97. Documents of National Assembly sessions

1. The Chairperson of the National Assembly shall decide on official documents to be used at a session at the proposal of the Secretary General-Chairperson of the Office of the National Assembly.

2. Bills, draft resolutions and other documents shall be sent to National Assembly deputies no later than 20 days, and other documents, no later than 10 days, before the National Assembly session opens.

3. National Assembly deputies shall comply with regulations on the use and preservation of documents during the session.

4. The Secretary General-Chairperson of the Office of the National Assembly shall decide on reference documents for National Assembly deputies at the session.