The Department of Examination of Legal normative document
Pursuant to Decision No. 2929/QD-BTP dated 27 November 2013 of the Minister of Justice prescribing the functions, duties, powers and organizational structure of the Department of Examination of Legal normative document, the Department has functions, duties, powers and organizational structure as follows:
I. Role and functions
The Department of Legal normative document is a unit under the Ministry of Justice (hereafter called "the Department") which performs the advisory function to the Minister in state management over examination, review, systematization consolidation and codification of legal normative documents; examining legal normative documents within the examining competence of the Minister of Justice; organizing review, systematization consolidation and codification of legal normative documents according to provisions of laws.
The Department shall have a legal status and a head quarter located in Ha Noi. The Department shall have its own seal and own bank account at the State Treasury as stipulated by law.
II. Tasks and powers
1. Formulating and submitting long-term, five-year and annual work plans of the Department to the Minister; taking part in formulating strategies, master plans and plans of the Justice sector for long-term, five-year and yearly periods.
2. Taking prime responsibility for and coordinating with other units of the Ministry in developing and submitting projects, draft legal normative documents, schemes, programs and plans on examination, review, systematization consolidation and codification of legal normative documents to the Minister or other competent authorities for approval; developing, appraising and making comments on other projects and draft legal normative documents as assigned by the Minister.
3. Organizing the implementation of approved schemes, programs, plans and draft legal normative documents on examination, review, systematization, consolidation and codification of legal normative documents.
4. Providing guidance and urging the implementation of examination, review, systematization consolidation and codification of legal normative documents.
5. Regarding examination of legal normative documents:
a) Performing examination of legal normative documents belonging to self-examine responsibility and competence of the Minister of Justice according to provisions of laws;
b) Notifying illegal documents to authorities who issued such documents to self-examine and self-handle; proposing the Minister to notify and handle within his/her competence or to recommend competent authorities to handle illegal documents according to provisions of laws.
6. Organizing the implementation of review and systematization of legal normative documents within the scope of management of the Ministry; implementing review and systematization of legal normative documents in the fields of examination, review, systematization, consolidation and codification of legal normative documents.
7. Regarding consolidation of legal normative documents:
a) Urging and supervising units attached to the Ministry to implement consolidation of legal normative documents; making comments on consolidated legal normative documents of State President, the Government, the Prime Minister and joint documents between the Government and the central agencies of socio-political organizations primarily drafted by the Ministry of Justice, consolidated legal normative documents issued by the Minister of Justice and joint documents primarily drafted by the Ministry of Justice before the Minister signs for authentication;
b) Monitoring and proposing the Minister to recommend competent authorities responsible for consolidation of legal normative documents to fix errors in consolidated documents;
c) Performing consolidation of legal normative documents on examination, review, systematization, consolidation and codification of legal normative documents.
8. Regarding codification of legal normative documents:
a) Suggesting Minister to establish the Councils for assessment of results under the heading codification; assisting the Councils to evaluate results of heading codification; proposing the Minister to handle within his/her competence or propose the Government and the Prime Minister to handle issues and problems related to the implementation of codification of legal normative documents;
b) Taking prime responsibility for and coordinating with other units of the Ministry in legal codification of documents issued or primarily drafted by the Minister of Justice; or provisions in legal normative documents submitted to the National Assembly by agencies, organizations and delegates of the NA adjusting issues within the scope of state management of the Ministry of Justice.
9. Coordinating with relevant units to organize professional training for officials being responsible for examination, review, systematization, consolidation and codification of legal normative documents according to provisions of laws.
10. Monitoring law implementation in the fields of examination, review, systematization, consolidation and codification of legal normative documents; proposing the amendment and supplementation of legal normative documents; and improving the legal system as assigned.
11. Organizing preliminary and final review on the results of examination, review, systematization, consolidation and codification of legal normative documents according to provisions of laws.
12. Establishing, managing and exploiting the database on examination, review, systematization, consolidation and codification of legal normative documents; establishing and managing the Portal on codification of legal normative documents; and applying information technology in the activities of examination, review, systematization, consolidation and codification of legal normative documents.
13. Performing international cooperation in examination, review, systematization, consolidation and codification of legal normative documents according provisions of laws and as delegated by the Ministry.
14. Organizing the examination, involving in inspection of implementation of provisions on examination, review, systematization, consolidation and codification of legal normative documents; settling complaints and denunciations according to provisions of laws and as delegated by the Ministry.
15. Taking part in research, and legal education and dissemination within the scope of management of the Department.
16. Performing the activity of emulation and commendation, and managing officials and employees according to provisions of laws and as delegated by the Ministry.
17. Performing finance and accounting regime, and managing assets and budget of the Department according to provisions of laws.
18. Fulfilling other duties as assigned by the Minister.
