THE NATIONAL ASEMBLY
 
No. 07/2015/L-CTN
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
 
Hanoi, July 6, 2015
 
ORDER
On the promulgation of law [1]
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
VIETNAM
 
Pursuant to Articles 88 and 91 of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
Pursuant to Article 91 of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly;
Pursuant to Article 57 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents,
 
PROMULGATES
The Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents,
which was passed on June 22, 2015, by the XIIIth National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 9th session.
 
President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
TRUONG TAN SANG
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
 
No. 80/2015/QH13
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
 
Hanoi, June 22, 2015
 
LAW
On promulgation of legal documents [2]
 
Pursuant to the Constitution of Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
The National Assembly promulgates the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Law prescribes the principles, competence, forms, order and procedures for formulation and promulgation of legal documents, and responsibilities of state agencies, organizations and individuals in the formulation of legal documents.
This Law does not govern the formulation and revision of the Constitution.
Article 2. Legal documents
A legal document is a document that contains legal norms and is promulgated according to the competence, order and procedures and in a form prescribed in this Law.
A document that contains legal norms but is promulgated not according to the competence, order and procedures or not in a form prescribed in this Law is not a legal document.
Article 3. Interpretation of terms