Decision No. 08/2008/QD-BTP Issuing the Regulation on the Organization and Operation of the Legal Aid Fund of Vietnam

Pursuant to …;

ISSUING REGULATIONS ON THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE VIETNAM LEGAL AID FUND

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THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE

Pursuant to the Legal Aid Law on June 29, 2006;

Pursuant to Decree No. 07/2007/NĐ-CP dated January 12, 2007, issued by the Government, detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Legal Aid Law;

Pursuant to Decree No. 93/2008/NĐ-CP dated August 22, 2008, promulgated by the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Justice;

BASED ON THE DECISION NO. 84/2008/QĐ-TTg dated June 30, 2008 of the Prime Minister on the establishment of the Vietnam Legal Aid Fund;

AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE MINISTER OF FINANCE (LETTER NO. 11379/BTC-HCSN dated September 25, 2008);

AT THE PROPOSAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE LEGAL AID COUNSELING DEPARTMENT AND THE HEAD OF THE STAFF AND ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENT.

DECISION:

Article 1. ATTACHED TO THIS DECISION ARE THE REGULATIONS ON THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE VIETNAM LEGAL AID FUND.

Article 2. THIS DECISION SHALL TAKE EFFECT 15 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE.

THIS DECISION REPLACES DECISION NO. 258/2002/QĐ-BTP dated July 10, 2002 of THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE ON THE ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS ON THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE VIETNAM LEGAL AID FUND.

Article 3. THE DIRECTOR OF THE LEGAL AID COUNSELING DEPARTMENT, THE CHIEF OF THE OFFICE, THE HEAD OF THE STAFF AND ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENT, THE HEAD OF THE PLANNING AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT, THE HEADS OF UNITS UNDER THE MINISTRY, THE DIRECTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE NATIONAL LEGAL AID CENTER ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS DECISION.