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Welcome to the Lao PDR Official Gazette
This is the Official Gazette of Lao PDR. The Official Gazette is the official source for all legally-enforceable primary and subsidiary legislation of general application for Lao PDR at the national, provincial and capital levels. Districts/Municipalities and villages have the option to publish legislation on the Official Gazette, but may also post legislation in other local media or post it in a way that people can access it easily. A description of the website and legal processes are provided in both Lao and English language, but to date, only Lao language versions of legislation are published in the Official Gazette. We refer you to the Lao Trade Portal, where unofficial English translations are provided for some legislation, and to the National Assembly website, which includes unofficial English translations of some laws. For those who want to learn more about the Lao Legal Systems please kindly check in Legal System of the Lao PDR |
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Lao PDR Legislation Currently in Force
The Law on Making Legislation came into force on January 29, 2013 and it provides the rules for how legislation comes into force and the role of the Official Gazette. After January 29, 2013, all promulgated legislation of general application at national, provincial and capital levels comes into legal force only after 15 days from the publication date in the Official Gazette. Districts/Municipalities and villages have the option to bring their legislation into legal force by publishing legislation on the Official Gazette or by posting their approved legislation for 15 days in other local media or in a way that people can access it easily. In special cases where there are necessary or urgent conditions, legislation may be brought into legal force immediately, but in these cases, such legislation must be published in the Official Gazette as quickly as possible.
There is a transition period for existing legislation. All legislation of general application existing before 29 January 2013 remains in force as previously determined until no later than January 1, 2015. Such legislation must be posted on the Official Gazette by January 1, 2015 to remain in legal force. After January 1, 2015, only legislation published in the Official Gazette will be legally enforceable in Lao PDR, except for district/municipality and village legislation that has been posted in other local media or in a way that people can access it easily.
On this website, the official version of a piece of legislation is presented in a PDF (Portable Document Format) format that is an exact facsimile of the adopted or promulgated original text issued by the responsible authority. This official version can viewed, printed and downloaded in PDF format by clicking on the links below. You can also view legislation in a Word text file, which is searchable but which is for information purposes only and does not have legal standing.
The list at the bottom of this page shows legislation of general application that has been promulgated and that comes into legal force 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette. [For computation of days of publication, please refer to section “Entry into Force of Legislation” in the chapter “The Legal System of Lao PDR” on this website.] The list is provided in chronological order based on when the legislation is published in the Official Gazette, with the most recently published at the top of the list.
Draft Legislation for Public Consultation
Drafting authorities may also post a draft legislation for at least 60-day public comment periods on this website, but they also have the option to post drafts for 60-day public comment on another website (typically their own agency website) or printed media or other means to ensure that the public can have easy access to them.
No less than 60-day or so for comment period you are encouraged to submit any comments regarding that legislation. Your comments will be directed to the lead drafting team authority for consideration.
Click here or on top of this page to view any draft legislation currently published for consultation and to submit your comments.
Effective Legislation in the Official Gazette
(as required for legislation to become effective by Article 108 of the Law on Making Legislation)Legislation | Responsible Agency | Issue Date | Published on e-Gazette | Legal Type | Text | PDF Eng | PDF Lao |
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Orders on Legalization of Legislation, Documents, and Contracts | Phongsaly Province | 23-09-2011 | 26-05-2015 | Orders | View | ||
Orders of the Provincial Governor on the Keeping the Cleanness throughout the Province | Phongsaly Province | 28-10-2011 | 26-05-2015 | Orders | View | ||
Orders of the Bokeo Provincial Governor on the Suspension of the Consideration and Approval of New Projects for Cavendish Bananas Plantation throughout the Province | Bokeo Province | 26-06-2014 | 26-05-2015 | Orders | View | ||
Orders on Strengthening Strict Management [and] Inspection of Fertilizers, Plant Varieties, Herbicides, and Pesticides in Luang Prabang Province | Luangprabang Province | 03-12-2014 | 26-05-2015 | Orders | View | ||
Resistance and Prevention of violence Against Women and Children | Lao Women's Union | 23-12-2014 | 25-05-2015 | law | View | ||
Orders on the Application of Free Service for Maternity and Treatment of Children under five Years Old | Xayabouly Province | 10-03-2015 | 12-05-2015 | Orders | View | ||
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law | Ministry of Public Health | 19-12-2014 | 09-05-2015 | law | View | ||
Orders of the Vientiane Provincial Governor on Prevention and Quarantine of Dengue Fever | Vientiane Province | 10-02-2015 | 06-05-2015 | Orders | View | ||
Orders of the Khammuan Provincial Governor on Strengthening Strict Management of Forest Resources and Forestry Extraction | Khammuan Province | 29-01-2013 | 06-05-2015 | Orders | View | ||
Orders of the Khammuan Provincial Governor on Strengthening the Compliance of Collectives and Individuals of Regulations No.829/MCTPT, dated 15 June, 2006 on the Registration and Management of Land Transportation in Lao PDR. | Khammuan Province | 21-06-2012 | 06-05-2015 | Orders | View |
Previous Legislation
(Previous version of legislation is replaced by its amended version and is still remained enforce as defined in the previous legislation)Legislation | Responsible Agency | Issue Date | Published on e-Gazette | Legal Type | Text | PDF Eng | PDF Lao |
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Enforcement Law | Ministry of Justice | 25-07-2008 | 15-10-2013 | law | View | ||
Notary Law | Ministry of Justice | 26-11-2009 | 10-10-2013 | law | View | ||
Law on Child Rights Protection and benifit | Ministry of Justice | 27-12-2006 | 09-10-2013 | law | View | ||
Law on Economic Dispute Resolution | Ministry of Justice | 17-12-2010 | 04-10-2013 | law | View | ||
Family Register law | Ministry of Home Affairs | 27-11-2009 | 03-10-2013 | law | View | ||
Decision on the Implementation of the Official Gazette | Ministry of Justice | 05-09-2013 | 25-09-2013 | Decisions | View | ||
Contract and Tort law ( Amended ) | Ministry of Justice | 08-12-2008 | 02-09-2013 | law | View | ||
Inheritance Law | Ministry of Justice | 08-12-2008 | 27-08-2013 | law | View | ||
Law on Making legislation | Ministry of Justice | 12-07-2012 | 27-07-2013 | law | View |