Contribute to building national defense potential

Giving comments at the discussion session in the hall on the draft Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones, Lieutenant General Ha Tho Binh, Commander of Military Region 4, National Assembly delegate of Ha Tinh highly appreciated the drafting agency (Ministry of National Defense) for urgently, seriously and responsibly researching, receiving and explaining a number of issues that National Assembly delegates commented on during the discussion session in groups on the draft Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones.

Delegate Ha Tho Binh said that the promulgation of the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones on the basis of upgrading the 1994 Ordinance on Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones and legalizing regulations, decrees and circulars has been tested in practice.

"Effective management and protection of works contributes to building national defense potential, consolidating the national defense posture, building a solid defense zone, meeting the requirements and tasks of protecting the Fatherland in the new situation," affirmed delegate Ha Tho Binh.

Delegate Ha Tho Binh: Effective management and protection of works contributes to building national defense potential, consolidating the national defense posture, building a solid defense area, meeting the requirements and tasks of protecting the Fatherland in the new situation.

Delegate Nguyen Tao, Lam Dong delegation also affirmed: From 1994 to present, the implementation of the Ordinance on Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones has achieved many extremely important results and achievements.

However, delegate Nguyen Tao also said that the regulations of the Ordinance on the protection of national defense works and military zones have not kept up with the socio-economic development of the country and localities where national defense works and military zones exist.

Therefore, upgrading from the Ordinance to the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones aims to ensure that state assets are managed, constructed, and protected more effectively to serve the cause of national construction and defense in the new situation, in accordance with the Party's resolutions in the recent past as well as synchronously implementing the 2013 Constitution, ensuring synchronous integration and consistency with the current legal document systems.

Building laws to perfect the legal system on military and national defense

Commenting on the draft law, Major General Dang Van Lam, Deputy Commander of Military Region 7, National Assembly delegate of Ho Chi Minh City, expressed his agreement and consensus with the promulgation of the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones.

"The development of laws is really necessary to perfect the legal system on military and national defense, helping to manage and protect national defense works and military zones more closely and effectively," said delegate Dang Van Lam.

Delegate Dang Van Lam: Law making is really necessary to perfect the legal system on military and national defense.

Delegate Dang Van Lam spent a lot of time analyzing the need to develop the law. Accordingly, national defense works and military zones are state assets assigned to the army and local authorities at all levels to organize construction, use, manage, and protect to serve the cause of building and defending the Fatherland. National defense works are not only meaningful in war but also play a particularly important role in building and consolidating the national defense posture, preparing the country right from peacetime, ready to deal with all situations that arise, contributing positively to the socio-economic development of the country.

On the other hand, delegate Dang Van Lam also pointed out that in recent times, the encroachment on defense works and military zones has been complicated. Specifically, the warehouses of the Military Command of districts, towns, cities, and provinces are located in central locations, with high population density and small areas, and are not safe in case of incidents; information stations and antenna emission sites are limited and affected by socio-economic projects, commercial centers, apartments, high-rise buildings, etc.

"Therefore, it is extremely necessary and appropriate to regulate activities within the scope of ensuring national defense works and military zones to meet practical situations and promptly detect, prevent and handle violations of the law related to national defense works and military zones," emphasized delegate Dang Van Lam.

Sharing the same view, delegate Dieu Huynh Sang, Binh Phuoc delegation stated: The Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones was built on the basis of inheriting and developing the Ordinance on Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones in 1994 of the National Assembly Standing Committee and legalizing the practically tested contents of 3 Government decrees on promulgating the Regulation on Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones in 1995; on planning, construction, management and protection of safety belts of ammunition depots, explosives, ammunition and explosives factories managed by the Ministry of National Defense; on management and protection of technical safety corridors of military antenna systems and the Circular of the Minister of National Defense regulating the management and protection of national defense works and military zones in 2013.

Delegate Dieu Huynh Sang agreed with the development of the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones.

Review and ensure consistency and synchronization with relevant laws

However, through discussion, in order to fully specify the provisions of the Constitution, the Party's guidelines, the State's policies and laws, the delegates suggested that the drafting agency conduct additional research and assess more specifically the impacts of the policies stipulated in the draft law to ensure political, legal and practical basis, provide specific and clear data, especially the impacts on socio-economics, national defense, security, impacts on organizations, businesses and people, solutions and resources to implement policies to resolve current difficulties and shortcomings.

Including contents related to management and confirmation of protection scope of national defense works and military zones, conversion of purpose of use, demolition and relocation of national defense works and military zones.

At the same time, research and supplement regulations on transitional provisions between the Ordinance on Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones and the draft Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones to ensure enforceability during implementation.

In addition, according to the delegates, to ensure consistency and compatibility with laws related to the management and protection of defense works and military zones and newly issued and amended laws being submitted to the National Assembly for consideration, comments and approval; it is recommended that the Drafting Committee supplement clearer regulations on the principles of law application to the management, use and protection of defense works and military zones stipulated in the draft law with the provisions of relevant laws...  

NGUYEN THAO