Decree No. 233/SL Amending Article 3 and Article 4 of Decree No. 150-SL dated April 12, 1953 on the establishment of special people's courts in the movement to mobilize the masses for rent reduction and land reform.

DECREE-LAW

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 233/SL

JUNE 14, 1955

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Pursuant to the proposal of the Ministry of Justice and the Central Land Reform Committee,

To facilitate the leadership of special people's courts in the movement to reduce rent and carry out land reform,

ISSUES THIS DECREE-LAW:

Article 1: The following amendments are made to Articles 3 and 4 of Decree-Law No. 150-SL dated April 12, 1953:

"Article 3: Establish special people's courts at the provincial level in provinces where there is a movement to reduce rent or carry out land reform. Each special people's court at the provincial level shall consist of one Chief Judge, two Deputy Chief Judges, and from three to ten judges.

The establishment of special people's courts at the provincial level shall be proposed by the Provincial Administrative Committee and approved by the Administrative Committee of the Region.

Depending on the requirements of the work in mobilizing the masses, the Provincial Administrative Committee may establish branch courts and appoint additional judges for these branch courts."

"Article 4: When a branch court goes to a commune to hold trials, it shall add five farmer representatives from that commune. These representatives shall be elected by the Commune Farmers' Congress and must be poor or middle peasants; there must be more poor peasants than middle peasants. These representatives have the powers and duties of judges.

The judge appointed by the Provincial Court to preside over and conduct the trial."

Article 2: The Prime Minister, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Public Security, and Central Land Reform Committee shall implement this decree-law.