Article 133. The Commissions and Ministries of the Cabinet are departmental executive bodies
of the Cabinet and central departmental bodies of administration.
Article 134. The Commissions and Ministries of the Cabinet supervise and guide the work of
the sectors concerned in a uniform way under the guidance of the Cabinet.
Article 135. The Commissions and Ministries of the Cabinet run committee meetings and cadre
meetings.
The committee meeting and cadre meeting deliberate and decide on the measures for the
implementation of the decisions and directives of the Cabinet and other important matters.
Article 136. The Commissions and Ministries of the Cabinet issue directives.
SECTION 6. THE LOCAL PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY
Article 137. The People's Assembly of a province (or municipality directly under central
authority), city (or district) or county is the local organ of State power.
Article 138. The local People's Assembly consists of deputies elected on the principle of
universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
Article 139. The term of office of the People's Assembly of a province (or municipality directly
under central authority), city (or district) or county is four years.
A new local People's Assembly is elected according to the decision of the local People's
Committee at the corresponding level prior to the expiry of the former's term of office.
When unavoidable circumstances render an election impossible, the term of office of the local
People's Assembly is prolonged until an election can be held.
Article 140. The local People's Assembly has the following duties and authority to:
1. deliberate and approve the local plan for the development of the national economy and the
report on its implementation;
2. deliberate and approve the local budget and the report on its implementation;
3. adopt measures to observe State laws in the area concerned;
4. elect or recall the Chairman, Vice-Chairmen, Secretary and members of the People's
Committee at the corresponding level;
5. elect or recall the Judges and People's Assessors of the Court at the corresponding level;
6. rescind unwarranted decisions and directives of the People's Committee at the corresponding
level and the People's Assemblies and People's Committees at lower levels.