National Assembly approves revised Land Law
Deputies to the 13th National Assembly’s session approved the draft revised Land Law in Hanoi on November 29 with 89.96% of votes in favour.
The draft law had been discussed at many conferences and seminars before it was passed.
NA Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan noted the Land Law (revised) has immense effects on land users as well as the national economic development and the entire society.
The revised law has 14 chapters and 212 articles.
It is supplemented with a number of cases on reclaiming land for defence and security purposes and the clearer jurisdiction authorised to reclaim land.
It has additional regulations specifying compensation for non-agricultural land owned by residential communities and religious establishments.
Regarding the price frame for land, the revised law has new regulations on the participation of a land pricing consultancy agency in the land pricing appraisal council to ensure fairness in determining land prices.
The new law makes clearer market-ruled land relations towards abolishing the State monopoly in managing and using land.
It has regulations to encourage people’s greater involvement in outlining and implementing land use plans, and plans on compensation, support and resettlement to make it transparent in land management and use.