Chương I Luật về Hoạt động giám sát của Quốc hội 2003: Những quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1.- The supervisory function of the National Assembly

The National Assembly exercises the supreme right to supervise the entire operation of the State.

The National Assembly exercises its supreme supervisory right at the National Assembly sessions on the basis of the supervisory activities of the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationality Council, the Committees of the National Assembly, the Associations of National Assembly deputies and the National Assembly deputies.

Article 2.- Interpretation of terms

In this Law, the following terms are construed as follows:

1. Supervision means that the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationality Council, the Committees of the National Assembly, the Associations of National Assembly deputies and the National Assembly deputies oversee, consider and evaluate activities of the agencies, organizations and individuals that are subject to supervision in the enforcement of the Constitution, laws and resolutions of the National Assembly as well as ordinances and resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee.

2. Interpellation is a supervisory activity in which National Assembly deputies raise questions on matters falling within the responsibilities of the State President, the National Assembly chairman, the Prime Minister, the ministers or other members of the Government, the chief judge of the Supreme People's Court or the chairman of the Supreme People's Procuracy and request those persons to reply.

Article 3.- Supervisory competence of the National Assembly, the agencies of the National Assembly, the Associations of National Assembly deputies and the National Assembly deputies

1. The supervisory competence of the National Assembly, the agencies of the National Assembly, the Associations of National Assembly deputies and the National Assembly deputies is prescribed as follows:

a) The National Assembly supervises activities of the State President, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Government, the Prime Minister, the ministers and other members of the Government, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuracy in the enforcement of the Constitution, laws and resolutions of the National Assembly; supervises legal documents of the State President, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Government, the Prime Minister, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuracy;

b) The National Assembly Standing Committee supervises activities of the Government, the Prime Minister, the ministers and other members of the Government, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuracy and the People's Councils of the provinces or centrally-run cities in the implementation of the Constitution, laws and resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances and resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee; supervises legal documents of the Government, the Prime Minister, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuracy, resolutions of the provincial/municipal People's Councils; and assists the National Assembly in exercising the supervisory right under the assignment by the National Assembly;

c) The Nationality Council and the Committees of the National Assembly, within the scope of their tasks and powers, supervise activities of the Government, the Prime Minister, the ministries, the ministerial-level agencies, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuracy in the implementation of the laws and resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances and resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee; supervise legal documents in the domains under their respective charge; assist the National Assembly and the National Assembly Standing Committee in exercising the supervisory right under the assignment by these agencies;

d) Associations of National Assembly deputies organize their supervisory activities and arrange for the National Assembly deputies in the Associations to supervise the law implementation in the localities; supervise legal documents of the People's Councils and the People's Committees of the provinces or centrally-run cities; supervise the settlement of complaints and denunciations of citizens; join in the supervisory delegations of the National Assembly Standing Committee, the National Council, the Committees of the National Assembly in the localities when so requested;

e) National Assembly deputies interpellate the State President, the National Assembly chairman, the Prime Minister, the ministers and other members of the Government, the chief judge of the Supreme People's Court and the chairman of the Supreme People's Procuracy; within the scope of their tasks and powers supervise legal documents, supervise the law implementation in localities, and supervise the settlement of complaints and denunciations of citizens.

2. When deeming it necessary, the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationality Council and the Committees of the National Assembly supervise activities of other agencies, organizations and individuals.

Article 4.- Responsibilities of the National Assembly, the agencies of the National Assembly, the Associations of National Assembly deputies, and the National Assembly deputies in exercising the supervisory right

The exercise of the supervisory right of the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationality Council, the Committees of the National Assembly, the Associations of National Assembly deputies and the National Assembly deputies must ensure the publicity, objectivity, the right competence, order and procedures as prescribed by law and must not obstruct the normal operations of the supervised agencies, organizations and individuals. The National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationality Council, the Committees of the National Assembly, the Associations of National Assembly deputies, and the National Assembly deputies shall take responsibility for their supervision decisions, requests and/or proposals.

The National Assembly shall consider, evaluate and report on its supervisory activities before the voters nationwide.

The National Assembly Standing Committee shall take responsibility for and report on its supervisory activities before the National Assembly.

The Nationality Council and the Committees of the National Assembly shall take responsibility for and report on their respective supervisory activities before the National Assembly and the National Assembly Standing Committee.

The Associations of National Assembly deputies shall take responsibility for their respective supervisory activities; report on the supervisory activities of the Associations and of the National Assembly deputies in the Associations to the National Assembly Standing Committee.

The National Assembly deputies shall take responsibility for and report on the performance of their supervisory tasks before voters in their respective localities.

Article 5.- Rights and responsibilities of supervised agencies, organizations and individuals

The supervised agencies, organizations and individuals shall have the rights and responsibilities under the provisions of this Law and other relevant law provisions.

Article 6.- Participation of agencies, organizations and individuals in supervision

1. When exercising their supervisory right, the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationality Council, the Committees of the National Assembly, the Associations of National Assembly deputies and the National Assembly deputies shall rely on the participation of people, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees and the Front's member organizations.

2. When conducting supervisory activities, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationality Council, the Committees of the National Assembly, the Associations of National Assembly deputies and the National Assembly deputies may invite representatives of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees and the Front's member organizations and request representatives of the concerned agencies, organizations and individuals to participate therein; the agencies, organizations and individuals shall have to satisfy such request.