THE GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 91/2003/ND-CP
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Hanoi, August
2003
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DECREE
PRESCRIBING THE FUNCTIONS, TASKS,
POWERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE FOR RELIGIONS
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of
December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 30/2003/ND-CP of April 1, 2003 defining
the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of the agencies attached
to the Government;
At the proposals of the Head of the Government Committee for Religions and the
Minister of the Interior,
DECREES:
Article 1.-
Position and functions
The Government
Committee for Religions is a governmental agency, which performs several tasks
and exercises several powers of State management in the field of religion
throughout the country; and performs the State management over public services
in the field of religion as prescribed by law.
Article 2.- Tasks and powers
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1. To submit to the
Government or the Prime Minister bills, draft ordinances and other legal
documents on the field of religion;
2. To submit to the
Government or the Prime Minister strategies, programs, long-term, five-year and
annual plans as well as important projects on the field of religion;
3. To submit to the
ministers assigned by the Prime Minister to sign for promulgation legal
documents falling under its State management;
4. To take responsibility
for organizing the implementation of legal documents, strategies, programs and
plans after they are approved;
5. To assume the prime
responsibility and coordinate with the ministries, branches and central bodies
of socio-political organizations and other concerned organizations in:
a/ Materializing the
Party's and the State's religious undertakings and policies on ensuring
citizens' freedom of beliefs and religions, the right to follow or not to
follow any religion, as well as the right to participate in normal religious
activities in strict accordance with law; ensuring the equality of various
religions before law; and combating all acts of infringing upon the freedom of
beliefs and religions or abusing beliefs and religions to act in contravention
of the State's laws and policies;
b/ Settling according
to its competence or reporting to the Prime Minister for settlement specific
religious matters according to law provisions;
c/ Renewing and
enhancing the work of information, propagation and mobilization for the
realization of the Party's and the State's religious undertakings, policies and
laws.
6. To guide and
support local administrations of various levels in religious work and the
settlement of important religious matters.
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7. To evaluate and
submit dossiers to the Prime Minister for recognition of religious
organizations according to law provisions.
8. To perform the
uniform management over the publication of volumes of scriptures as well as
purely religious works, teaching courses and cultural products of religious
organizations permitted to operate by the State;
9. To take part in the
management of historical-cultural relics, scenic places and famous sights
related to religions;
10. To carry out the
work of commendation and rewards according to its competence and propose to
competent authorities to commend and/or reward, and to apply preferential
treatment policies to, religious organizations and individuals;
11. To enter into international
cooperation in the field of religion; to guide and assist religious
organizations in conducting their external relations according to law
provisions;
12. To examine,
inspect and settle complaints and denunciations, combat corruptive and negative
acts and handle violations of the legislation on religions according to law
provisions;
13. To direct and
implement plans on scientific research in the field of religion; to review the
practical experience and provide scientific grounds for the formulation and
materialization of religious undertakings and policies;
14. To guide and
inspect the implementation of the mechanism for operation of pubic-service
organizations in the field of religion according to law provisions; to manage
and direct the operation of non-business organizations under its management;
15. To decide on and
direct the implementation of its administrative reform program according to the
objectives and contents of the State's administrative reform program already
approved by the Prime Minister;
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17. To manage the
assigned finance and assets, and organize the implementation of allocated
budget according to law provisions.
Article 3.- Organizational
structure of the Committee
a/ Organizations
assisting the Committee's Head in performing the State management tasks and
powers:
1. The Department for
Catholicism;
2. The Department for
Buddhism;
3. The Department for
Protestantism;
4. The Department for
Caodaism;
5. The Department for
Other Religions;
6. The Organization
and Personnel Department;
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8. The International
Cooperation Department;
9. The Office.
b/ Non-business
organizations of the Committee:
1. The Center for
Studying and Fostering of Religious Operations;
2. The Religion
Publishing House;
3. The Religious Work
Magazine;
4. The Informatics
Center.
Article 4.- Implementation
effect
This Decree takes
effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette and replaces the
Government's Decree No. 37/CP of June 4, 1993 on the tasks, powers and
organizational structure of the Government Committee for Religions, and the
Prime Minister's Decision No. 235/1998/QD-TTg of December 1, 1998 amending and
supplementing some organizations of the Government Committee for Religions.
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The Head of the
Government Committee for Religions, the ministers, the heads of the
ministerial-level agencies, the heads of the agencies attached to the
Government and the presidents of the provincial/municipal People's Committees
shall have to implement this Decree.
ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
PRIME MINISTER
Phan Van Khai