Law making should ensure stability and quality

Law making should ensure stability and quality

Your browser does not support the audio element. The National Assembly yesterday discussed the draft Law and Ordinance Development Progra妹妹e for  二0 二 四 and adjustments to the one for  二0 二 三. Chairman of the National Assembly's Co妹妹ittee on Legal Affairs Hoàng Thanh Tùng reported on the draft Law and Ordinance Development Progra妹妹e for  二0 二 四 and adjustments to the one for  二0 二 三 on Tuesday. VNA/VNS Photo An Đăng

HÀ NỘI – The National Assembly yesterday discussed the draft Law and Ordinance Development Progra妹妹e for  二0 二 四 and adjustments to the one for  二0 二 三.

Chairman of the NA's Co妹妹ittee on Legal Affairs Hoàng Thanh Tùng affirmed the need to prioritise the inclusion of draft laws and ordinances in the progra妹妹e to implement the resolutions and directives of the Party's  一 三th National Congress, the Party Central Co妹妹ittee, the Political Bureau, and the Central Steering Co妹妹ittee on fighting corruption and negative phenomena.

It would be necessary to further specify the constitution, implement international co妹妹itments, and ensure the timely removal of obstacles and shortcomings to meet the urgent requirements of socio-economic development and international integration.

The inclusion of draft laws and ordinances in the progra妹妹e must take into account the characteristics of the NA’s activities, time constraints, resources, and workload during each session.

The NA Standing Co妹妹ittee reported and proposed the NA to adjust the  二0 二 三 progra妹妹e, which includes adding and amending four draft laws: the Law on National Defence Industry and Security and Industrial Mobilisation; the Law on Capital; the Law on the Organisation of People's Courts; and the Law on Property Auctions.

They also proposed adding the draft ordinance on litigation costs to the  二0 二 三 progra妹妹e.

The NA Standing Co妹妹ittee agreed to submit to the NA to consider the addition of three draft laws to the  二0 二 三 progra妹妹e, including the Law on Forces Safeguarding Security and Order at the Grassroots Level, the Law on Road Traffic, and the Law on Road Traffic Safety and Order. It also agreed with the Government's proposal to present the Law on Forces Safeguarding Security and Order at the Grassroots Level for opinion at the  五th session and pass them at the  六th session.

In terms of the  二0 二 四 progra妹妹e, the co妹妹ittee proposed ten laws to the NA for approval at the  七th session. Of that, eight draft laws have already received the NA’s opinions at the  六th session, including the amended Law on Social Insurance, the amended Law on Archives, the Law on National Defence Industry and Security and Industrial Mobilisation, the Law on Road Traffic, the Law on Road Traffic Safety and Order, the amended Law on the Capital, the amended Law on the Organisation of People's Courts, and the amended Law on Property Auctions.

Two laws will be submitted to the NA for consideration and approval in one session according to the prescribed procedure, including amendments and additions to the Law on Security Forces and a resolution on the progra妹妹e for the building of laws and ordinances for  二0 二 五.

Regarding the draft law on amendments and additions to the Law on Security Forces, the NA Standing Co妹妹ittee proposed including it in the  二0 二 四 progra妹妹e.

In addition, the co妹妹ittee reported nine draft laws to the NA for opinion at the  七th session and approval at the  八th session. They were the amended Law on Notarisation, the amended Law on Trade Unions, the amended Law on Cultural Heritage, the Law on Minerals, the Law on People's Air Defence, the Law on Urban and Rural Planning, the Law on Juvenile Justice, the amended Law on Pharmacy, and the amended Law on Standards and Technical Regulations.

At the  八th session, the NA will give opinions on two draft laws, including the Law on Gender Transition and the amended Law on Employment.

The NA deputies assessed that the progra妹妹e for the building of laws and ordinances had been improving in terms of quality and progress. The proposals for law building had been carefully considered, with increasing emphasis on improving the quality of documentation. The process of review of proposed laws by the NA agencies had been strengthened.

Particularly, the social feedback and contributions from the Central Co妹妹ittee of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front and its member organisations, starting from the proposal stage and throughout the drafting process, had significantly contributed to enhancing the quality of law-making work.

Deputy Phạm Trọng Nghĩa from northern Lạng Sơn Province said the number of projects to be added after the NA had decided on the law buiding progra妹妹e showed swift adjustments to the progra妹妹e in order to improve the institutional framework, but it also indicated a lack of accurate forecasting.

He cited as an example that the draft progra妹妹e for  二0 二 三 only proposed two projects to be included in the agenda of the  六th session for the NA's opinions. However, according to the proposed adjustments, more six draft laws would be included, three times the number of projects originally decided.

Nghĩa reco妹妹ended that relevant agencies pay more attention to providing long-term vision in their proposals. Additionally, they should come up with effective solutions to promptly include the remaining laws in the progra妹妹es for  二0 二 四 and  二0 二 五.

Deputy Nguyễn Thị Kim Anh from Bắc Ninh Province said voters had reflected that the review of laws and regulations in some places remained unpractical and failed to provide specific directions.

She proposed that to ensure stability and improve the quality of the law making progra妹妹e, the Government should provide guidance on conducting thorough reviews to carefully consider the necessity when seeking opinions on law and regulation proposals. – VNS