Chương 1 Nghị định 36/2012/NĐ-CP: Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope and subjects of regulation

1. This Decree generally provides the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of ministries and ministerial-level agencies (below collectively referred to as ministries); work regimes and powers and responsibilities of ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies (below collectively referred to as ministers).

2. The specific functions, tasks and powers of ministries to manage branches or sectors comply with the decrees defining their functions, tasks and organizational structures.

3. The provisions in Chapter III of this Decree on organizational structures of ministries do not apply to the organizational structures of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security.

4. The names of ministries and the names of organizations and units under ministries shall be translated into foreign languages for international transactions under the guidance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Article 2. Positions and functions of ministries

Ministries are governmental agencies performing the state management of their assigned branches or sectors nationwide, and the state management of public services within these branches or sectors.

Article 3. Ministers

1. Ministers are government members, heads and leaders of their respective ministries. They shall participate in activities of the Government collective and other works of the Government; perform the tasks and exercise the powers defined in the Law on Organization of the Government, this Decree and relevant legal documents; and they are answerable to the Prime Minister and the National Assembly for the state management of their respective branches or sectors nationwide.

2. Deputy ministers are assigned by their ministers to manage and direct the implementation of one or some working aspects of their ministries and take responsibility for their assigned tasks before their ministers and law. When a minister is absent, a deputy minister authorized by the minister shall administer and settle on the latter's behalf affairs of his/her ministry and minister.

3. The number of deputy ministers in a ministry must not exceed four. Ministries managing many major, important and complex branches or sectors may have more than 4 deputy ministers as decided by the Prime Minister.