Many amendments to the 2013 Land Law have received public support and approval.

According to Mr. Doan Van Yen, the 2013 Land Law has been in effect for nearly 10 years, making a significant contribution to the socio-economic development of the country, improving the efficiency of state management of land; consistently affirming the system of public ownership of land, ensuring the legitimate rights and interests of people and domestic and foreign organizations.

This revision proposes amendments to many provisions of the Law related to regulations on land use planning and plans; land acquisition and compensation, support, and resettlement policies; land fund development; land allocation, land leasing, and land use conversion; as well as regulations on land registration, issuance of land certificates, administrative procedures, land data and information; financial mechanisms and policies, land prices, etc.

Regarding regulations on land acquisition and policies on compensation, support, and resettlement, I agree with the proposed amendments in Chapters VI and VII of the Draft Law. Accordingly, the draft Law specifically stipulates the cases in which the State acquires land for socio-economic development in the national and public interest, and clearly defines the scope of socio-economic development projects in the national and public interest.

At the same time, more specific regulations are needed regarding compensation, support, and resettlement policies to ensure that after land is reclaimed, people whose land is confiscated have housing and a living standard equal to or better than their previous living conditions; and to effectively implement vocational training, job creation, production reorganization, and livelihood stabilization for those whose land is confiscated.

I also agree that, in order to ensure a healthy, safe, and sustainable development of the real estate market, the draft Law, in Chapter X, has added provisions to clearly define the responsibilities of state agencies in completing land registration for all land parcels, and to strengthen the responsibility of land users through specific regulations on the rights and obligations of land users and those entrusted with land management.

After reading numerous articles in the press regarding suggestions for amending the Land Law, I agree with many opinions concerning land expropriation in the draft law. Accordingly, the second revised draft of the Land Law stipulates land expropriation and requisition in Chapter VI. However, the content is merely a list, lacking specific criteria. Therefore, a specific definition is needed for what constitutes land expropriation for national defense and security purposes, and land expropriation for socio-economic development.

Furthermore, regarding the deadline for notifying land acquisition in Article 83 of the draft, it is necessary to add a provision on the validity of the notification. In reality, many projects have announced land acquisition for over 10 years, but no agency has carried out the acquisition, leaving people in constant uncertainty and severely impacting their daily lives.

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