Legislators approve Law on Justice for Minors
VGP – The National Assembly approved the Law on Justice for Minors at its 8th working session in Ha Noi on Saturday morning.
The law, comprising 10 chapters and 179 articles, shall come into effect on January 1, 2025.
The same day, the legislative body also passed a Resolution on the establishment of centrally-run Hue city covering the whole natural area of Thua Thien Hue province. The Resolution is scheduled to come into effect from January 1, 2025.
At present, Thua Thien Hue province has total area of 4,947,11 km2 and a population of 1,236,393.
The establishment of centrally-run Hue city will be the basis for the central Government and local administration to deploy urban development programs.
With this move, Viet Nam will have six centrally-run cities namely: Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Hue and Can Tho.
Earlier on Friday, the National Assembly adopted the Law on amendments and supplementations to a number of articles of nine laws on November 29 as part of its ongoing eighth session.
The nine legal documents are the Law on Securities, Accounting Law, Law on Independent Audit, State Budget Law, Law on Management and Use of Public Assets, Tax Management Law, Law on Personal Income Tax, Law on the National Reserves, and Law on Handling of Administrative Violations./.