A host of important laws will come into effect on January 1, 2025.

Road Traffic Order and Safety Law

The Road Traffic Order and Safety Law is designed to provide a legal framework for ensuring road traffic order and safety, protecting the lives and health of road users, and building a disciplined, orderly, and safe society. It contributes to better protection of human rights and civil liberties as stipulated in the 2013 Constitution and Vietnam’s commitments under international conventions.

The law comprises 9 chapters and 89 articles, detailing specific provisions on principles of ensuring road traffic order and safety, state policies, propaganda and education on road traffic laws, prohibited acts, etc.

Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Auction of Assets

The Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Auction of Assets consists of 3 articles, amending and supplementing 43 articles, adding 2 new articles, and repealing 2 articles and several points and clauses of the 2016 Law on Auction of Assets.

It introduces changes regarding auction assets, adds cases of prohibition in auctions, modifies regulations on auctioneers and auction training, includes new cases of unsuccessful auctions, and establishes new provisions on deposit money and its handling in auctions…

Capital Law

The Capital Law aims to further improve the legal framework, establish special and superior mechanisms, and address challenges and shortcomings in implementing the previous Capital Law. The goal is to build and develop the capital city with a position and role as the country’s political, administrative, economic, and cultural center, striving for a smart, modern, green, clean, and beautiful city with security and safety. The law seeks to promote rapid and sustainable development, creating a positive impact on the development of the Red River Delta, the Northern Key Economic Region, and the entire country.

The 2024 Capital Law consists of 7 chapters and 54 articles, outlining the position and role of the capital, as well as policies and responsibilities for its construction, development, management, and protection.

Law on the Organization of People’s Courts

The Law on the Organization of People’s Courts is designed to further improve the court organization, enhance the quality, efficiency, and credibility of the People’s Courts, and build a professional, modern, fair, and upright judicial system that serves the nation and its people. It upholds the important task of protecting justice, human rights, civil liberties, the socialist regime, and the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.

The law comprises 9 chapters and 152 articles, a reduction of 2 chapters but an increase of 54 articles compared to the previous Law on the Organization of People’s Courts No. 62/2014/QH13. It amends and supplements 101 articles, adds 48 new ones, and retains 3 articles, introducing several innovations regarding the position and role of the People’s Courts, their tasks and powers, organizational reforms, trial procedures, etc.

Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Bodyguard

In response to the new requirements of ensuring security and order, protecting the safety of guarded objects, and addressing practical needs, it is necessary to continue improving the law on bodyguard. The Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Bodyguard is essential for the following reasons: Adding guarded objects in line with the Party’s regulations and practical demands. Separating the bodyguard regime and bodyguard measures for practical convenience and legalizing some bodyguard measures currently implemented by the Bodyguard Force to enhance the effectiveness of bodyguard work in the new situation. Expanding the tasks and powers of the Bodyguard Force and the conditions for ensuring the implementation of bodyguard work…

Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools

The Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools consists of 8 chapters and 75 articles, detailing specific contents related to principles of managing and using weapons, explosives, and supporting tools; prohibited acts; responsibilities of heads of agencies, organizations, and enterprises equipped with weapons; conditions and responsibilities of individuals authorized to use weapons; management and storage of weapons; research, manufacturing, repair, business, export, and import of weapons; procedures for equipping military weapons and issuing permits for their use; principles of using military weapons and cases of firing military weapons when performing independent tasks to ensure security and order;…

Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones

The Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones consists of 6 chapters and 34 articles. One of its fundamental contents is regulating the principles, state policies, classification, and groups of national defense works and military zones, as well as management of dual-use works and prohibited acts in the management and protection of national defense works and military zones.

The law amends and supplements a number of articles of the Laws on Securities, Accounting, Independent Audit, State Budget, Tax Administration, State Asset Management, Tax, Personal Income Tax, National Reserve, and Handling of Administrative Violations.

It consists of 11 articles, amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Laws on Securities, Accounting, Independent Audit, State Budget, Tax Administration, Personal Income Tax, State Asset Management, National Reserve, and Handling of Administrative Violations.

Nhat Quang

– 08:22 31/12/2024