The National Assembly officially voted to pass the Emergency Law.

According to the provisions of the law, the State of Emergency includes: State of emergency regarding disaster; State of emergency regarding national security, social order and safety; State of emergency regarding national defense.

With the majority of delegates voting in favor, this afternoon (December 3), the National Assembly voted to pass the Emergency Law.

The revised Law on State of Emergency includes 6 chapters and 36 articles. The Law stipulates the principles, order, procedures, and authority to declare, announce, and abolish a state of emergency; measures to be applied in a state of emergency; organization of implementation of resolutions and orders on the state of emergency; and responsibilities of agencies, organizations, and individuals in a state of emergency.

Accordingly, a state of emergency is a social state declared by a competent authority in one or more localities or nationwide when there is a disaster or risk of a disaster that seriously threatens human life and health, property of the State, agencies, organizations and individuals, or when there is a situation that seriously threatens national defense, national security, social order and safety.

State of emergency includes state of disaster; state of national security, social order and safety; state of national defense.

The Law also stipulates prohibited acts in a state of emergency such as opposing, obstructing, or not complying with the instructions, commands, and operations of competent authorities; taking advantage of the state of emergency for personal gain; providing false information about the state of emergency, etc.

Previously, the Law received comments from delegates on many issues such as clarifying the concept of a state of emergency to avoid abuse or delay in declaring a state of emergency; adding regulations on the responsibility of local authorities in receiving, synthesizing, and publicizing the results of handling feedback from people and businesses and ensuring communication in a state of emergency.

Delegates also proposed adding regulations on post-disaster reconstruction measures to ensure sustainable development; reviewing and adjusting provisions to ensure consistency, clarity, and convenience in implementation...

The comments of the National Assembly delegates have been received and appropriately edited by the drafting committee./.

(Vietnam+)

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