On December 31, 2018, the State Bank of Vietnam issued Circular No. 48/2018/TT-NHNN stipulating savings deposits issued by the State Bank of Vietnam. This Circular takes effect from July 5, 2019.
Accordingly, one of the highlights of this Circular has provisions relating to the objects of deposit in the bank, specifically in Article 3, Circular No. 48/2018/TT-NHNN:
– Vietnamese citizens aged full 18 or older are allowed to deposit savings at banks.
– Citizens aged between full 15 years and 18 years shall not be restricted to civil act capacity or lose civil act capacity to deposit savings at banks.
– In case Vietnamese citizens have limited capacity for civil acts or lose civil act capacity or are under 15 years old, the transaction of savings deposits must be conducted through the legal representative.
Also according to this Circular, credit institutions must provide a measure for depositors to look up savings deposits.
The supplement of the regulation of people under 15 years old is still allowed to deposit savings at the Bank which is in accordance with the reality. Because the 15-year-old also participates in labor relations (for light jobs such as dancing, circus singing, embroidery, wood art … depending on the age), under the light work category, people are used 15 working years Issued together with Circular No. 11/2013 / TT-BLĐTBXH dated June 11, 2013 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs. Therefore, they also have a source of income, assets (to be donated, promised reward, inherited …) so they have the right to deposit savings for these funds to enjoy the benefits under the provisions of the law. the law. However, those under 15 years of age who do not have full civil act capacity and limited civil act capacity, the implementation of savings deposit transactions must be done by the legal representative.