Is It Permissible to Alter Land Without Authorization?
According to Article 9 of the 2013 Land Law, the state has policies encouraging land users to invest labor, materials, capital, and apply scientific and technological achievements into the following activities:
- Protecting, improving, and increasing soil fertility;
- Reclaiming, restoring, encroaching on the sea, putting vacant land, barren hills, and water bodies into use according to land use planning and plans;
- Developing infrastructure to increase the value of land.
Furthermore, Article 12 of this Law stipulates prohibitions on the following acts:
- Encroaching, occupying, and destroying land.
- Violating announced land use planning and plans.
- Not using the land or using the land for incorrect purposes.
- Not complying with the law when exercising the rights of land users.
- Acquiring agricultural land use rights in excess of the limit for households and individuals as prescribed by this Law.
- Using land and conducting transactions regarding land use rights without registering with the competent state authorities.
- Not fulfilling or inadequately fulfilling financial obligations to the state.
- Abusing positions or powers to violate land management regulations.
- Not providing or providing inaccurate land information as prescribed by law.
- Obstructing or causing difficulties in the exercise of land use rights according to law.
According to this regulation, improving and increasing soil fertility is an encouraged activity.
Therefore, if you improve the land to increase soil fertility, with no intention of destroying the land, and keep the purpose of annual crop cultivation, it is acceptable.
Respectfully!
