Draft Decree on compensation, support and resettlement upon land recovery by the State

Abstract

The Land Law (amended) has been passed by the National Assembly, effective from January 1, 2025. The law consists of 16 chapters, 260 articles, including the amendment and supplementation of 180/212 articles of the Land Law 2013 and the addition of 78 new articles. In order for the Law to be implemented early and effectively, on March 5, 2024, the Prime Minister issued a Plan for the implementation of the Land Law of 2024 along with Decision No. 222/QD-TTg. Accordingly, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to lead, coordinate with relevant ministries and sectors to develop a Draft Decree on compensation, support, and resettlement upon land recovery by the State, to be submitted to the Government for issuance in May 2024. This Decree details a number of articles and clauses of the Land Law on compensation, support and resettlement upon land recovery by the State. The subjects covered include state agencies exercising the rights and responsibilities of representing the collective ownership of land by the people, carrying out the unified task of state land management; land users as specified in Article 4 of the Land Law; and other relevant parties involved in compensation, support, and resettlement upon land recovery by the State.