Locality has more power, more responsibility

In addition to clearly defining the list of areas under the authority of the Provincial People's Committee to issue documents implementing a number of contents in the 2024 Land Law, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment requests that the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities continue to proactively and promptly complete the development and promulgation of contents under their authority according to regulations, ensuring the quality and progress of development and promulgation of documents, so that they take effect simultaneously with the 2024 Land Law and Decree No. 102/2024/ND-CP of the Government .

Accordingly, Official Dispatch 5169 clearly guides 18 articles and 21 clauses of the 2024 Land Law, clearly stipulating the authority of the provincial level to issue documents guiding the implementation of the 2024 Land Law. In particular, some basic authorities such as: Land allocation, land lease through bidding to select investors to implement investment projects using land; agricultural land allocation limits; transfer of agricultural land use rights of individuals; agricultural land used by individuals and communities; residential land in rural and urban areas... and regulations on coordination in implementing the Land Law among relevant units and localities.

With its large content and scope, the timely issuance of documents guiding the implementation of the Land Law under the provincial authority is very important, determining the effectiveness and efficiency of putting the law into practice in each locality.

On the other hand, the Land Law is an important law, directly and indirectly related to all classes of people, agencies, organizations and enterprises. Not to mention, the implementation of this law is also related to a series of other laws such as: natural resources - environment, minerals, auctions, etc. Therefore, the early initiative to develop and promulgate relevant legal documents according to the guidance in Official Dispatch 5169 is extremely important to accelerate the roadmap to bring the law into life. On the contrary, the slow promulgation of poor quality documents under the authority of the provincial level will directly affect activities in related fields as well as the progress and goals of the Land Law 2024.

The 2024 Land Law has many new breakthrough contents, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of land management and use, such as: Land use planning and planning; recovery, compensation, support, resettlement; land allocation, land lease, permission to change land use purposes; land finance, land prices; land registration, granting of land use right certificates, ownership of assets attached to land; land policies for ethnic minorities; building information systems and databases on land; promoting decentralization, delegation of power, reforming administrative procedures in the land sector, enhancing the responsibility of local authorities at all levels in land management and use, etc.

The 2024 Land Law decentralizes the authority to decide on specific land prices to the Chairmen of the People's Committees at the provincial and district levels. In addition to issuing documents guiding the implementation, localities need to promote training on land prices for district-level officials, and at the same time arrange staff and resources for the Chairmen of the People's Committees at the district level to effectively perform the task of deciding on specific land prices according to their assigned authority.

Regarding land allocation, land lease, and permission to change land use purposes, the 2024 Land Law decentralizes all authority to approve the change of land use purposes for rice cultivation, protective forest land, special-use forest land, and production forest land that is natural forest to the Provincial People's Council in order to create initiative for local authorities in allocating land funds for socio -economic development, while enhancing the responsibility of local authorities in land management in the area.

Regarding land registration, granting of land use right certificates and ownership of assets attached to land, the 2024 Land Law assigns the Provincial People's Committee to regulate other types of documents on land use rights existing before October 15, 1993 to suit local realities in order to overcome difficulties and obstacles in the granting of land use right certificates in the past.

In the process of implementing the law, the Government also assigned ministries, branches, People's Councils and People's Committees at the provincial level, based on their assigned functions and tasks, to be responsible for organizing the review of legal documents related to land to promulgate according to their authority or submit to competent state agencies for amendment, supplementation, replacement, repeal or new issuance, ensuring conformity, consistency and synchronization with the provisions of the Land Law.

Source: https://baodaknong.vn/luat-dat-dai-nam-2024-dia-phuong-them-quyen-them-trach-nhiem-232534.html