Is it eligible for organizations providing consultancy on land use plans in Vietnam to operate if a person does not meet the conditions?

Is it eligible for organizations providing consultancy on land use plans in Vietnam to operate if a person does not meet the conditions?

Pursuant to Clause 8 Article 1 of the Decree 148/2020/NĐ-CP stipulating eligibility conditions of organizations providing consultancy on the elaboration of national land use plans, provincial land use plans, district-level land use master plans or plans in Vietnam as follows:

1. Public service entities and enterprises shall be permitted to provide counsels on development of national land use plans, provincial land use plans and district-level land use master plans or plans if they fully meet the following conditions:

a) Having the functions of providing consultancy on the elaboration of land use master plans and plans;

b) Having at least 05 qualified persons meeting the conditions prescribed in clause 2 of this Article.

2. Persons may practice as a consultant on the elaboration of land use master plans and plans in organizations with the functions of providing consultancy when fully meeting the following conditions:

a) Possessing a university or postgraduate degree in land administration, cadastral or other disciplines related to land use master plans or plans;

b) Having worked in the field of land use planning and other specialized planning for at least 24 months and have directly been involved in formulating at least 01 land use master plan or plan at the same level or higher level.

As regulations above, an organization providing consultancy on land use plans in Vietnam must have at least 05 qualified persons meeting the conditions. Therefore, you can wait for 4 months until your friend to satisfy this condition or employ one more qualified person so that your organization is eligible to be established right now.

What are included the documentation used for collecting public opinions on district-level land use master plan in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 4 Article 1 of the Decree 148/2020/NĐ-CP stipulating collection of public opinions on district-level land use master plans in Vietnam as follows:

1. A document package used for collecting public opinions on district-level land use master plan, including:

a) A summary report on the land use planning, comprising land use norms, locations, measurements of areas subject to proposed withdrawal measures, shift in land purposes within a land use planning period;

b) Land use map.

2. Reports on collection, handling of public opinions and explanations regarding land use planning that are posted on websites of district-level People’s Committees.

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