Decree No. 16/2009/ND-CP amends and supplements Clause 2 of Article 8 of Decree No. 13/2008/ND-CP dated February 4, 2008 of the Government on the organization of specialized agencies under the People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities.

DECREE

Amending and supplementing Clause 2 of Article 8 of Decree No. 13/2008/NĐ-CP dated February 4, 2008 of the Government on the organization of specialized agencies under the People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities

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THE GOVERNMENT

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of People's Councils and People's Committees dated November 26, 2003;

Considering the proposal of the Minister of Home Affairs,

DECREE:

Article 1. Amending and supplementing Clause 2 of Article 8 of Decree No. 13/2008/NĐ-CP dated February 4, 2008 of the Government on the organization of specialized agencies under the People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities as follows:

"2. Department of Justice:

Advising and assisting the People's Committee at the provincial level to perform state management functions regarding: work on drafting and implementing normative legal documents; inspecting and handling normative legal documents; popularizing and educating the law; civil enforcement; notarization; authentication; inter-country adoption; commercial arbitration; civil status; nationality; criminal record; lawyers; legal consultation; legal aid; judicial appraisal; grassroots mediation; auctioning assets and other judicial works as prescribed by law."

Article 2. Effective Date

1. This Decree takes effect from April 2, 2009.

Article 2. Abolish previous provisions that conflict with this Decree.

Article 3. Responsibility for Implementation

Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of agencies under the Government, Chairpersons of People's Councils, and Chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities are responsible for implementing this Decree./.