On the afternoon of November 23, with 86.22% of delegates in favor, the Law on Cultural Heritage (amended) was officially passed by the National Assembly.
The Fund only provides funding for a number of key, focal activities.
Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh stated that today is Vietnam Heritage Day. The National Assembly's vote to pass the Law on Cultural Heritage demonstrates the National Assembly's special concern for protecting, preserving and transmitting the nation's cultural values.
Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh speaks at the meeting.
Previously, the National Assembly listened to Chairman of the Committee on Culture and Education Nguyen Dac Vinh present a summary report on the reception, explanation and revision of the draft Law on Cultural Heritage (amended).
Reporting on the establishment of the Cultural Heritage Conservation Fund, Chairman of the Committee for Culture and Education Nguyen Dac Vinh said that some opinions agreed to mobilize resources to support a number of activities to protect and promote the value of cultural heritage.
There are opinions suggesting not to consider establishing a Cultural Heritage Conservation Fund. There are opinions suggesting allowing religious organizations to establish a Fund.
According to the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC), cultural heritage is a valuable asset of ethnic communities.
In recent years, the State has paid attention, allocated budget, and mobilized resources to protect and promote the value of cultural heritage, however, the results are still limited and have not met requirements.
Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education Nguyen Dac Vinh presented a summary report on reception and explanation.
On political, legal and practical grounds, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly agreed with the Government's proposal on the establishment of a Cultural Heritage Conservation Fund, which was approved by the majority of National Assembly deputies.
The establishment of the Cultural Heritage Conservation Fund is necessary, creating a mechanism to mobilize more social resources to support some really necessary and specific activities in cultural heritage conservation but the state budget cannot meet such as: protecting intangible cultural heritage at risk of being lost or forgotten; purchasing and bringing relics, antiques, national treasures, documentary heritage, rare documents on intangible cultural heritage of Vietnamese origin from abroad to the country...
The Fund's financial resources are formed on the basis of aid, sponsorship, support, and donations from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals and other legal financial sources; the State budget does not provide financial support for the Fund's activities.
To ensure compliance with the conditions of provinces and centrally-run cities, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly has directed the review, adjustment, and completion of the Fund to only provide funding for a number of key and focal activities.
At the same time, amend and supplement the regulation that the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee shall, based on the actual situation of requirements, ability to mobilize resources, efficiency and feasibility, consider and decide whether or not to establish a Cultural Heritage Conservation Fund in the locality.
Decentralization of management and protection of heritage
After being supplemented and revised, the Law on Cultural Heritage recently passed by the National Assembly consists of 9 chapters and 95 articles, an increase of 2 chapters and 22 articles compared to the current Law (7 chapters and 73 articles).
The Law on Cultural Heritage has many basic new points, and at the same time perfects prohibited acts to ensure more accuracy and completeness, serving as a basis for guiding implementation, inspection, and handling of violations in protecting and promoting the value of cultural heritage.
The delegates pressed the button to approve.
The Law also regulates the management of national relics, antiquities and treasures; the handling of discovered and handed over relics and antiquities; and the purchase and return of relics and antiquities of Vietnamese origin from abroad to the country...
Activities of managing, protecting and promoting the value of cultural heritage are also decentralized and delegated in law.
Specifically, the authority to rank, supplement, and cancel the decision to rank relics is regulated as follows: The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee decides on provincial relics; the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism decides on national relics; and the Prime Minister decides on special national relics.
Regulations stipulate that the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee is responsible for organizing or authorizing the head of the provincial-level cultural professional agency or the Chairman of the District People's Committee to carry out the marking of the boundary of the relic protection area...
In addition, the Law on Cultural Heritage also emphasizes the completion of the legal framework for the use and exploitation of cultural heritage, the construction of a national database on cultural heritage, digital transformation, and socialization in the field of protection and promotion of cultural heritage values.
The Law on Cultural Heritage takes effect from July 1, 2025.
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/quoc-hoi-dong-y-lap-quy-bao-ton-di-san-van-hoa-192241123153841703.htm
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