On the morning of November 29, at the 8th Session, the National Assembly voted to pass the Law on Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue, with 448/450 National Assembly deputies participating in the vote in favor, accounting for 93.53% of the total number of National Assembly deputies.
The Government unifies state management of fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and relief.
Law on Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue, 8 Chapters, 55 Articles stipulate fire prevention, fire fighting and rescue; forces, means, ensuring operating conditions and rights, obligations and responsibilities of relevant agencies, organizations, households and individuals in activities. fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue, rescue.
Regarding the responsibility for state management of fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and salvage, the Law stipulates that the Government unifies state management of fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and salvage.
The Ministry of Public Security is the focal agency assisting the Government in unified implementation of state management of fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and salvage. The Ministry of National Defense, ministries and ministerial-level agencies, within the scope of their tasks and powers, shall coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security in implementing state management of fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and salvage.
People's Committees at all levels shall perform state management of fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and relief at the local level. In districts where there is no commune-level administrative unit, the district-level People's Committee shall perform the tasks and powers of the commune-level People's Committee as prescribed in this Law.
The Law also stipulates the responsibilities of agencies, organizations, households and individuals in fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and salvage activities. Specifically, fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and salvage are the responsibilities of agencies, organizations, households and individuals operating and living in the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Citizens aged 18 years or older and in good health are responsible for participating in the Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Team, the Specialized Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Team or the Civil Defense Team when requested...
Simplify business conditions for fire prevention and fighting services
Previously, presenting the Report on explanation, acceptance and revision of the draft Law on Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defense and Security Le Tan Toi said that the process of acceptance and revision of the draft Law ensures that the provisions are clear, substantive, concise, easy to understand, easy to implement, do not overlap with the content already stipulated in other laws, do not provide general provisions, stipulate contents within the authority of the National Assembly, closely follow reality, and ensure feasibility.
At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen decentralization and delegation of power, clearly defining the tasks and powers of agencies, organizations and individuals in the state apparatus, improving enforcement capacity; thoroughly cutting and simplifying administrative procedures and business conditions for fire prevention and fighting services, etc.
There is a proposal to add a provision on fire prevention for houses after converting their functions to houses used for business purposes such as karaoke, bars, and dance clubs.
The National Assembly Standing Committee stated that for houses that want to change their functions such as karaoke business, bars, and dance clubs, they must follow the procedures for changing functions and renovating houses according to the provisions of the law on construction. In case the house changes its function to become a facility, it must ensure fire safety conditions for the facility as prescribed in Article 23 of the draft Law.
On the other hand, Clause 8, Article 14 of the draft Law stipulates the prohibition of converting or adding functions to construction works or construction items that do not ensure fire prevention and fighting safety. Therefore, the National Assembly Standing Committee proposes that the National Assembly not add this provision to Article 20 of the draft Law.
Regarding the handling of facilities that do not meet fire prevention and fighting requirements and are put into use before the effective date of this Law, there are opinions suggesting clarifying how to handle cases where facilities cannot apply technical solutions according to regulations and cannot change their usage function.
The National Assembly Standing Committee has directed specific regulations on handling facilities that do not meet fire prevention and fighting requirements and are unable to remedy the situation according to technical standards and regulations at the time of putting into use before the effective date of this Law in Clause 6, Article 55 of the draft Law submitted to the National Assembly for approval.
If the facility cannot apply the technical solutions as prescribed and does not change its function, it must stop operating according to the provisions of the law on administrative sanctions for violations in the field of fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and relief. If it continues to operate, it will be handled according to the provisions of the law on administrative sanctions for violations in the field of fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and relief.
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