On the morning of June 26, continuing the program of the 7th Session of the 15th National Assembly, the National Assembly discussed in the hall the draft Law on Cultural Heritage (amended).
Participating in giving comments on the draft Law on Cultural Heritage (amended) at the meeting hall, delegate Tran Thi Hong Thanh, Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Ninh Binh province, highly agreed with the necessity of comprehensively amending the Law; highly appreciated the elaborate and serious preparation of the drafting agency as well as the close and thorough examination of the Committee on Culture and Education.
Specifically commenting on the heritage sector, according to the delegate, the new draft Law provides general regulations on cultural heritage management, but has not yet mentioned and legalized regulations on the management of world cultural and natural heritage in Vietnam. The delegate proposed to change the name of the draft Law to the Heritage Law and legalize in the draft law regulations on management and investment of world cultural and natural heritage.
Regarding the State's policy regulations on cultural heritage (Article 7), the delegate said that the Draft Law inherits many policies in the current Law on Cultural Heritage, and at the same time amends and supplements many regulations such as: Activities to protect and promote the value of cultural heritage; investment mechanisms, budget allocation for activities to protect and promote the value of cultural heritage; socialization policies to protect and promote the value of cultural heritage.
However, in order to more fully institutionalize the policies in the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, Resolution No. 33 of the 11th Central Executive Committee on building and developing Vietnamese culture and people to meet the requirements of sustainable national development, Resolution No. 52 dated September 27, 2019 of the Politburo on proactively participating in the 4th industrial revolution..., delegates requested the drafting agency to review and study to supplement in Article 7 of the draft Law the contents related to policies and strategies for developing cultural industries; digital transformation of culture, digitalization of cultural heritage; public-private partnership in cultural development; promoting the socialization of investment resources for activities to protect, preserve, promote values and create new cultural heritages...
In particular, it is important to pay attention to the policies emphasized in Resolution No. 33 that need to be further institutionalized, such as mobilizing the strength of the whole society to preserve and promote traditional cultural values; building a mechanism to reasonably and harmoniously resolve the conservation and promotion of cultural heritage values with socio-economic development; promoting the role of social supervision and criticism of social organizations, communities and citizens in organizing and managing cultural activities...
Commenting on the provisions on a number of contents related to the management of cultural heritage in the draft, delegates suggested that the drafting agency study and consider a number of issues that are currently facing difficulties and obstacles in practice. In particular, regarding the provisions on investment projects for construction works in heritage protection areas, Article 27 of the draft Law stipulates: "The approval of investment policies, decisions on investment projects, and construction works in relic protection areas shall comply with the provisions of the law on investment, public investment, and other relevant laws". According to the provisions of the Draft Law, the authority to approve investment policies for new projects or adjust the policies of transitional projects in the core and buffer zones of world cultural heritage, including small-scale projects serving to ensure social security, promote heritage values, and develop the local socio-economy, is under the authority of the Prime Minister. The content of this regulation will be difficult to implement in practice because most investment projects are small-scale and have low capital sources. The regulation that the Prime Minister approves the investment policy will increase administrative procedures and prolong legal procedures.
Regarding the construction and repair of individual houses in concentrated residential areas in the core and buffer zones of heritage, delegates proposed that the drafting agency review and research to have regulations suitable to reality, ensuring feasibility when implementing the Law. Accordingly, it is proposed that the drafting agency stipulate in the direction of strengthening decentralization in the management of national relics, special national relics and world heritages located in the locality. Central ministries, branches and the Government only appraise and approve the Master Plan for the preservation and restoration of relics (national, special national and world heritage), the content of appraisal and approval of investment policies for restoration projects in accordance with the plan is decentralized to localities.
For infrastructure construction projects serving people's lives in concentrated residential areas; socio-economic development projects within the general planning and master planning approved by the Prime Minister (not located in areas of special strict protection), the project preparation and adjustment is proposed to be assigned to the People's Committee at the provincial level for appraisal and approval to enhance the initiative and responsibility of the locality.
The draft Law also needs to have specific regulations on the construction of individual houses for people in concentrated residential areas in protection zones I and II for heritage sites with residents, ensuring both the requirements of heritage protection and the requirements of ensuring stable lives and livelihoods for people.
During the discussion session in the hall, many National Assembly delegates participated in the discussion to complete the draft Law. The discussion focused on: Ownership and rights related to cultural heritage; policies for developing cultural heritage; protected areas of relics; decentralization and delegation of authority in the management, protection and promotion of heritage values; Cultural Heritage Conservation Fund... It is expected that the Draft Law on Cultural Heritage (amended) will be considered and approved by the National Assembly at the 8th Session.
In the afternoon, the National Assembly discussed in the hall the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Pharmacy.
During the day, the National Assembly voted to pass the National Assembly Resolution on piloting the addition of a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province; and the National Assembly Resolution on the organization of urban government and piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Da Nang city.
Minh Ngoc - Huong Giang
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