In order to serve the appraisal of the Ministry of Justice on the Land Law (amended) project, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has recently submitted Report No. 47/TTr-BTTMT to the Government, including the topic: detailed update on new points in the Draft Land Law (amended).
January – February 2023, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment; Relevant ministries, branches, and People’s Committees of provinces and cities organize conferences, and seminars to collect people’s opinions on the draft Land Law (amended) (according to the plan in Resolution 150/NQ- CP in 2022 issued by the Government).

Supervision and settlement of land disputes is one the important contents, having a profound influence on many aspects of society, the Draft Land Law (amended) has shown a significant adjustment orientation, specifically as follows:
(1) Revising regulations on monitoring and evaluation for land use and management and responsibility for monitoring and evaluation system management.
(2) Supplementing regulations on specialized inspection of the land, which is an activity carried out regularly and continuously by agencies, organizations, units and individuals assigned the task of land management according to the Government’s regulations.
(3) Supplement the content of regulations on the mediation of land disputes for areas where commune-level administrative units are not established under the district-level People’s Committees.
(4) Amending regulations on the competence to settle land disputes in the direction that land disputes, disputes over land and land-attached assets shall be settled by the People’s Courts in accordance with the law on civil procedure. The People’s Committees at all levels are responsible for providing dossiers and documents related to the management and use of land as a basis for the People’s Court to settle according to their competence upon request.

Meaning of amendments in the Draft Land Law (amended)
– Contributing to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management;
– Detect, prevent and promptly handle violations in land management and use.

*** Note: The Draft Land Law (amended) includes 237 articles, of which 48 articles remain unchanged; amending and supplementing 153 articles; added 36 new articles and abolished 8 articles.
* This newsletter is only for informational purposes about newly issued legal regulations, not used to advise or apply to specific cases.

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