THE GOVERNMENT
Decree No. 51/2015/ND-CP dated May 26, 2015 of the Government on issuing legal opinions
Pursuant to the Law on Government organization dated December 25, 2001;
At the request of the Minister of Justice;
The Government issues a Decree on issuance of legal opinions,
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of adjustment and subject of application
1. This Decree promulgates rules, scope, procedures for issuance of legal opinions, basis contents of legal opinions issued by the Ministry of Justice and responsibility of relevant agencies and organizations.
2. This Decree is applicable to:
a) The Ministry of Justice;
b) Agencies or organizations applying for issuance of legal opinions (hereinafter referred to as applicants);
c) Agencies or organizations related to issuance of legal opinions.
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
1. For the purposes of this Decree, legal opinion means a document on the lawfulness of a document that needs legal opinions which is issued by the Ministry of Justice.
2. Vietnamese party means the State, the Government or a regulatory agency of Vietnam which is a contracting party in documents that need legal opinions.
3. Document that need legal opinions means a document eligible for issuance of legal opinions prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
Article 3. Rules for issuance of legal opinions
1. The legal opinions are issued in accordance with regulations of law of Vietnam at the issuing time.
2. The legal opinions shall be issued after the document that need legal opinions is signed, approved, ratified or issued as prescribed in regulations of law.
3. The legal opinions may not give more rights or less obligations or change rights and obligations of contracting parties as prescribed in the documents that need legal opinions or as prescribed in regulations of law at the issuing time.
Article 4. Value of legal opinions
Legal opinions mean independent expert opinions on legal issues of the document that need legal opinions.
Article 5. Documents eligible for issuance of legal opinions
The Ministry of Justice shall consider issuing legal opinions to following documents in which the State, the Government or a regulatory agency is a contracting party:
