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Land encroachment can be fined up to 1 billion VND

TB October 5, 2024 13:41

Encroachment or occupation of land within the administrative boundaries of wards and towns will be subject to a maximum fine of VND500 million for individuals and VND1 billion for organizations.

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The act of using rice-growing land to other types of land without permission is subject to a fine of up to 200 million VND (illustrative photo)

The Government has just issued Decree 123/2024/ND-CP dated October 4, 2024 regulating administrative sanctions for violations in the land sector.

This Decree provides for administrative violations in the land sector (including: completed administrative violations and ongoing administrative violations), forms of sanctions, levels of sanctions, remedial measures, authority to draw up records, subjects subject to sanctions and authority to sanction administrative violations in the land sector, including violations in land use and violations in the provision of land services.

Illegal use of rice land for other types of land will be fined up to 200 million VND

The Decree specifies the fine for each case of using rice-growing land to another type of land without permission from a competent State agency. Specifically, the act of converting rice-growing land to another type of land in the agricultural land group is subject to a fine of 2-30 million VND; the act of converting rice-growing land to non-agricultural land (not residential land) within the administrative boundaries of a commune is subject to a fine of 3-150 million VND; the act of converting rice-growing land to residential land within the administrative boundaries of a commune is subject to a fine of 20-200 million VND depending on the area of ​​land in violation.

The Decree clearly states that the act of converting rice-growing land to non-agricultural land within the administrative boundaries of wards and towns shall be subject to a penalty equal to twice the penalty corresponding to the above provisions.

The Decree stipulates that the act of using other types of land for concentrated livestock farming when implementing large-scale concentrated livestock farming projects without permission from competent State agencies will be fined from 20-100 million VND depending on the area of ​​land violated.

Land encroachment or land occupation is subject to a fine of up to 1 billion VND.

In addition, the decree clearly stipulates penalties for acts of land encroachment and land occupation.

Specifically, acts of encroaching or occupying land managed by state agencies or organizations, as shown in cadastral records within the administrative boundaries of the commune or documents allocating land for management, will be fined from 3-200 million VND depending on the area of ​​land violated.

Encroachment or occupation of agricultural land (not rice-growing land, special-use forest land, protective forest land, production forest land) not falling under the above cases but within the administrative boundaries of the commune will also be subject to a fine of 3-200 million VND depending on the area of ​​land violated.

Encroachment or occupation of agricultural land such as rice fields, special-use forest land, protective forest land, or production forest land that is not within the administrative boundaries of a commune shall be subject to a fine of 5 to 200 million VND.

Encroachment or occupation of non-agricultural land that is not within the administrative boundaries of the commune shall be subject to a fine of 5 to 200 million VND.

The Decree clearly stipulates that for acts of encroachment or occupation of land within the administrative boundaries of wards and towns, the fine is twice the fine for the corresponding type of land specified above and the maximum fine is not more than 500 million VND for individuals and not more than 1 billion VND for organizations.

Fines from 10 to 500 million VND for the act of using land for which the State has decided to allocate or lease land, but the person to whom the land is allocated or leased has not yet been handed over the land in the field.

The above fines apply to individuals. The fine for an organization is twice the fine for an individual committing the same violation.

The above regulation takes effect from October 4, 2024.

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