Chương 4 Nghị định 36/2012/NĐ-CP: Chế độ làm việc và trách nhiệm của bộ trưởng

Chapter IV

WORKING REGIMES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MINISTERS

Article 22. Working regimes of ministers

Ministers shall work under the regime of headship and the working regulations of the Government; ensure the principle of democratic centralism; and implement the communication and reporting regime of their ministries according to regulations.

Article 23. Ministers' responsibilities toward their ministries

1. To submit to the Government or the Prime Minister for decision issues related to the branches or sectors under the jurisdiction of the Government or the Prime Minister according to the working regulations of the Government.

2. To take responsibility for the quality and contents of projects, programs, schemes and legal documents prepared by their ministries;

3. To issue their ministries' working regulations and direct and examine the implementation of these regulations.

4. To decide on affairs under their ministries' management and take responsibility for such decisions.

5. To lead, direct and examine their ministries' organizations and units in performing their assigned tasks; to take responsibility for building a contingent of civil servants and public employees with adequate qualities, qualifications and capacity.

6. To bear responsibility for all affairs falling within their responsibility and competence, even for those already assigned or authorized to their deputies.

Article 24. Ministers' responsibilities toward the Government and the Prime Minister

1. To fulfill their ministries' functions of state management of the branches or sectors.

2. Not to transfer issues falling under their tasks and competence to the Prime Minister; for matters falling beyond their competence or matters falling under their competence but they have no ability and conditions for settlement, to take the initiative in working with other related ministers to compile dossiers of these matters for submission to the Government or Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

3. To fulfill the tasks and responsibilities of government members according to the Government's working regulation.

Article 25. A minister's responsibilities toward other ministers

1. Not to promulgate documents contrary to regulations of other ministers.

2. To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with other ministers in, settling matters related to the functions and tasks of his/ her ministry.

3. To give written replies within the prescribed time limit on matters requested by other ministers.

Article 26. Ministers' responsibilities toward People's Committees at different levels

1. To direct, instruct and examine the People's Committees at different levels to perform the tasks in the branches or sectors under their ministries' management.

2. To respond to proposals of chairpersons of provincial-level People's Committees according to their competence and give written replies within the prescribed time limit.

Article 27. Ministers' responsibilities toward National Assembly agencies and deputies and voters

1. To present or supply necessary documents at the request of the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Ethnic Council or National Assembly Committees.

2. To respond to recommendations of the Ethnic Council or National Assembly Committees.

3. To respond to questions raised by National Assembly deputies and petitions of voters on matters in the branches or sectors under their ministries' state management.

Article 28. Ministers' responsibilities toward socio-political organizations

Ministers shall coordinate with heads of the Fatherland Front organization, trade unions and other mass organizations in performing their ministries' tasks.