On August 14, at the National Assembly House, the program of the legislative session in August 2024 continued, under the chairmanship of Politburo member, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, the National Assembly Standing Committee gave opinions on Explanation, reception and revision of the draft Law on Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue.
Reporting on some major issues of the draft Law on Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue, Chairman of the National Assembly's National Defense and Security Committee Le Tan Toi said, regarding the scope of regulation of the Law, Mr. The National Defense and Security Committee has coordinated with the drafting agency to carefully review the content of the draft Law with current legal provisions as well as the Laws recently passed by the National Assembly at the 7th Session.
Thereby, research and complete the relevant contents in the draft Law to ensure comprehensiveness and compatibility between the provisions in Article 1 on the scope of regulation with the provisions of the draft Law.
At the same time, the Standing Committee of National Defense and Security also added specific regulations to raise awareness and skills of Fire Prevention and Rescue of the community through policy regulations. of the State (Article 4).
Regulates the responsibility for propagating and disseminating knowledge and laws on Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue (Article 8) and stipulating responsibilities in state management for the Government, Ministries, sectors, People's Committees at all levels (Article 56), as well as for agencies, organizations and individuals in relevant specific laws in the draft Law.
Regarding the State's policy on Fire Prevention and Rescue (Article 4), Chairman of the National Assembly's National Defense and Security Committee Le Tan Toi stated that the Standing Committee of National Defense and Security has Coordinate with the drafting agency to research, supplement and revise policy regulations to ensure compliance with the Party's policies in the field of fire prevention and fighting and rescue, close to practical requirements.
Regarding fire prevention in the use and supply of electricity; Ensuring quality for electrical equipment (Article 20), Chairman of the National Assembly's National Defense and Security Committee Le Tan Toi said that the current Electricity Law specifically stipulates and covers safety requirements. safety (including fire safety requirements) in the production, transmission, distribution, purchase, sale, use, and use of electrical equipment.
However, in current reality, compliance with the provisions of electricity law, especially the specific responsibilities of relevant individuals, agencies and organizations in use, installation and safety control The electricity behind the meter is limited, leading to poor compliance, leading to the risk of fire and explosion due to electricity.
These contents need to be comprehensively adjusted in the draft Electricity Law expected to be submitted to the National Assembly for comments at the 8th Session.
The Standing Committee of the National Defense and Security Committee proposed that the National Assembly Standing Committee report to the National Assembly to add regulations related to safety conditions in general and fire safety conditions in particular to the draft. Electricity Law to ensure uniformity and uniformity in the legal system...
