Specifically, the amended laws include: the Law on National Defense; the Law on Vietnam People’s Army Officers; the Law on Professional Military Personnel, Soldiers, and Civil Defense Employees; the Law on Military Service; the Law on Vietnam Border Guard; the Law on People’s Air Defense; the Law on Reserve Forces; the Law on Civil Defense; the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Areas; the Law on Self-Defense and Militia; and the Law on National Defense and Security Education.
General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense. Photo: Nhat Minh.
Regarding the amendment and supplementation of certain provisions of the Law on Vietnam People’s Army Officers, General Phan Van Giang stated that this is related to the reorganization of the political system’s administrative apparatus at the local level, involving a two-tier local government structure, as well as the amendment and supplementation of other provisions.
Consequently, it is anticipated that several command and political commissar positions within the Border Guard Command at the provincial level, as well as their respective deputies, will be eliminated. Additionally, at the district level, positions such as commander and political commissar of the military command, along with their deputies, are expected to be removed.
These changes aim to ensure alignment with the Central Military Commission’s proposal to continue streamlining the local military organization to be “compact, strong, and capable” of fulfilling their duties in the new context.
Furthermore, this amendment also assigns additional responsibilities to the provincial People’s Committee Chairmen. They will now have the authority to decide on calling up reserve officers for training and active duty, as well as managing the training and mobilization of civil servants and reserve non-commissioned officers residing in the locality for readiness and combat preparedness.
With regards to amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Law on Military Service, these changes are related to the reorganization of the political system’s administrative apparatus at the local level, involving a two-tier local government structure. Additionally, certain points and clauses will be amended, supplemented, or repealed, transferring authority from the district level to the provincial level for specific tasks.
Consequently, certain tasks will be transferred from the district to the commune level. These tasks include examining the health of reserve non-commissioned officers and soldiers, issuing orders for individual citizens to register for military service, conducting preliminary reviews and physical examinations for military service, calling citizens to military service, and implementing obligations to serve in the People’s Public Security force.
Concerning the amendment of the Law on Vietnam Border Guard, General Phan Van Giang stated that the amendment is related to the reorganization of the political system’s administrative apparatus at the local level, involving a two-tier local government structure, as well as the amendment and supplementation of certain points and clauses.
Among the amendments is the addition of provisions on building border defense in the border area. The law also stipulates that the Border Guard Command is authorized to decide on restricting or temporarily suspending activities in the border area under their management. Additionally, it is specified that the provincial Border Guard Commander shall propose to the provincial People’s Committee Chairman to decide on restricting or temporarily suspending border crossings.
During the review, Mr. Le Tan Toi, Chairman of the National Defense and Security Committee, stated that the Committee agreed on the necessity of enacting the law, as outlined in the Government’s presentation. This is based on the political, legal, and practical grounds mentioned.
This move aims to institutionalize the Party’s directives on continuing to reorganize the local government structure at the two-tier level, ensuring consistency and harmony within the legal system following the amendment of the 2013 Constitution and related laws concerning state administrative apparatus.
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