A host of important laws come into effect on January 1, 2025.
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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 deposits and their handling.
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 into a smart, modern, green, clean, and beautiful city with a strong focus on security and safety, rapid and sustainable development, and a driving force for the growth 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 development, management, and protection.
Law on the Organization of the People’s Court
The Law on the Organization of the People’s Court is intended to further improve the court’s organizational structure, enhance its quality, effectiveness, and prestige, and build a professional, modern, fair, and rigorous court system that serves the nation and its people. It carries the important responsibility of protecting justice, human rights, civil liberties, the socialist regime, and the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.
The law consists of 9 chapters and 152 articles, a reduction of 2 chapters but an increase of 54 articles compared to the previous law. It includes amendments to 101 articles, the addition of 48 new articles, and the retention of 3 articles, with many innovations regarding the position and role of the People’s Court, its tasks and powers, organizational innovations, and trial procedures.
Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Bodyguard
In response to new requirements for ensuring security and order, protecting bodyguard subjects, 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 serves this purpose by: Adding bodyguard subjects in line with Party regulations and practical requirements. Distinguishing between bodyguard regimes and measures for easier application in practice, while also legalizing some measures already 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, precursor chemicals, prohibited acts, responsibilities of heads of agencies, organizations, and enterprises equipped with weapons, conditions and responsibilities of those assigned to use weapons, management and storage of weapons, research, manufacturing, repair, business, export, and import of weapons, procedures for equipping military weapons, principles of using military weapons, cases of firing military weapons when performing independent tasks to ensure security and order, etc.
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 the regulation of principles, state policies, classification and grouping of national defense works and military zones, management of dual-use works, and prohibited acts in the management and protection of national defense works and military zones.
The Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Laws on Securities, Accounting, Independent Audit, State Budget, Tax Administration, State Asset Management, National Reserve, and Handling of Administrative Violations
The law 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.
– 08:22 31/12/2024
