Order on the Establishment of Municipalities and Cities

命令 关于设立市镇和城市

ຄຳສັ່ງ ວ່າດ້ວຍການສ້າງຕັ້ງ ເທດສະບານ ແລະ ນະຄອນ

Summary

The Prime Minister's order, for the establishment of municipalities and cities in accordance with the Law on Local Administration (amended 2015), requires ministries to streamline powers delegated to localities, especially at the district level, provinces and Vientiane Capital to prepare and submit to the government for approval, the Ministry of Finance to issue financial regulations, and the Ministry of Home Affairs to issue detailed rules and follow up.

Articles

Article 1

Lao People's Democratic Republic. Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity. Prime Minister No. [OCR missing] / Consolidated No. Vientiane Capital, dated [date OCR missing] 2016. Order. On the Establishment of Districts and Cities. To: — Ministers and Heads of Government Organizations; — Governor of Vientiane Capital and Governors of Provinces Nationwide. — Pursuant to the Law on Government (Amended) No. 69/NA, dated 15 December 2015; — Pursuant to the Law on Local Administration (Amended) No. 68/NA, dated 14 December 2015; — Pursuant to the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs No. 166/MoHA, dated 17 June 2016. For the successful and complete establishment of districts and cities in accordance with the Law on Local Administration No. 68/NA, dated 14 December 2015, the Prime Minister hereby issues the following order:

Article 2

Ministries and ministry-level agencies shall conduct studies to reorganize the responsibilities, powers, and obligations of their local offices, especially at the district level, and clearly delineate tasks that should be assigned to districts, towns, and cities. The above delineation shall be based on the actual affairs existing within districts, towns, and cities.

Article 3

Provinces and Vientiane Capital shall appoint responsibility committees to conduct research and prepare for the establishment of towns and cities, and submit them through the Ministry of Home Affairs to the Government for consideration and establishment.

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