Decree No. 140, issued on June 12, defines the authority of local governments in the management areas under the Ministry of Construction.
The Decree delineates the authority of local governments in two tiers in the fields of construction activities, housing and real estate business, architecture, urban development, technical infrastructure, and transportation.
The government defines the authority in the management areas under the Ministry of Construction (Illustrative image)
According to the Decree, the authority to grant construction permits under the Law on Construction 2014 (amended and supplemented in 2020) will be carried out by the People’s Committee at the communal level.
The Decree clarifies that the responsibility for receiving registration applications for purchasing, renting, or leasing social housing from resettled persons, checking and confirming their eligibility, and compiling lists of eligible individuals and households will be handled by the People’s Committee at the communal level.
The responsibility for verifying and confirming the subjects in the application form who are named in the certificate of land use right and ownership of assets attached to the land by the district-level Land Registration Office will be carried out by the Land Registration Office/branch of the Land Registration Office located in the communal-level administrative units or inter-communal/ward areas where the social housing projects are located.
Meanwhile, the responsibility for appraisal, confirmation of subjects, housing conditions, income conditions, and eligibility for preferential loans previously held by the district-level Department of Natural Resources and Environment will now be undertaken by the communal-level People’s Committee.
The task of publicly announcing information related to social housing investment projects provided by the investors, previously performed by the district-level People’s Committee, will now be carried out by the People’s Committee at the communal level where the projects are located.
Additionally, the responsibility for organizing and enforcing compulsory measures and resolving complaints related to enforcement, previously held by the district-level People’s Committee, has been decentralized to the communal level People’s Committee.
Along with these responsibilities, the communal level also undertakes the task of managing the real estate business.
This Decree takes effect from July 1, 2025, and will remain valid until March 1, 2027, except in cases where ministries and ministerial-level agencies report to the Government and are approved by the National Assembly for an extended period of application.
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