On April 24, 2018, the Ministry of Construction issued Circular No.03/2018/TT-BXD detailing sanctions against administrative violations in construction investment activities; exploiting, processing and trading minerals for use as building materials; producing and trading construction materials; management of technical infrastructure works; real estate development, housing development, management of home and office use. This Circular took effect from June 12, 2018.

Accordingly, Circular No.03/2018/TT-BXD provides additional sanctions of administrative violations in construction orderly as follows:

1. The violating individuals or organizations must stop construction work from the time of making written records of administrative violations;
2. The violating individuals or organizations shall have to carry out the procedures for application for construction permits or adjust the construction permits and present persons competent to sanction construction permits granted or adjusted;
3. Upon the expiry of the time limit prescribed by law, the violating individual or organization fails to produce the granted or adjusted construction permit, the person with sanctioning competence shall issue a notice on the measure to force the dismantlement of the work .

Therefore, it can be seen that Circular No.03/2018/TT-BXD has tightened the regulations on construction management, thereby implementing the objective of improving the state management efficiency for the project of investment and construction.