Unutilized Land Group: What Is It? Detailed Types of Land in the Unutilized Land Group
What is unused land group? Detailed types of land in the unused land group according to current regulations? Which authority plans to bring unused land into use?
- Unused land group definition: Unused land group refers to lands that have not been allocated or leased to any organization, household, or individual for use, been accounted for in the land use plan, and have not been put into any purpose of use delineated by the law.
- Details of land types in the unused land group according to current regulations:- The unused land group includes natural land areas that have not been put into any specific use or have not been managed by any agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, or other similar entities.- These areas can often include barren hills and mountains, sand dunes, non-commercial non-forested lands, and other non-productive lands.
- Authority responsible for planning the use of unused land:- The People's Committees at various levels (commune, district, provincial) are the authorities responsible for the management and formulation of plans to bring unused land into use according to the land use planning and plans approved by competent state agencies.- The Department of Natural Resources and Environment, in coordination with relevant departments and agencies, supports the People's Committees in making and implementing these plans.
What is the unused land group? Detailed types of land in the unused land group?
Based on Article 9 of the Land Law 2024 stipulating land classification:
Land classification
- Based on the purpose of use, the land is classified into agricultural land, non-agricultural land, and unused land.
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4. The unused land group is land that has not been determined for a specific use and has not been allocated or leased.
- The Government of Vietnam stipulates in detail the types of land under this Article.
Based on Article 6 of Decree 102/2024/ND-CP detailing the types of land in the unused land group:
Detailed regulations on the types of land in the unused land group
The unused land group is land that has not been determined for a specific use and has not been allocated or leased. To be specific:
- Land recovered by the State under the land law that has not been allocated or leased and is managed by the commune-level People's Committee or the land development organization;
- Unused flat land is unused land in flat areas in the plains, valleys, plateaus;
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According to the above regulations, the unused land group is land that has not been determined for a specific use and has not been allocated or leased, including the following types of land:
- Land recovered by the State under the land law that has not been allocated or leased and is managed by the commune-level People's Committee or the land development organization.
- Unused flat land is unused land in flat areas in the plains, valleys, plateaus.
- Unused hill and mountain land is unused land on sloping terrain in hilly and mountainous areas.
- Rocky mountainous land without trees is unused land in rocky mountainous areas without forest trees.
- Unused water surface land is land with a water surface that has not been allocated, leased, or determined for a specific use.
What is the unused land group? Detailed types of land in the unused land group? (Image from the Internet)
Which agency is responsible for managing unused land?
Based on Article 221 of the Land Law 2024 stipulating the management of unused land:
Management of unused land
- The commune-level People's Committee is responsible for managing and protecting unused land in the locality, registering it in the cadastral records and reporting to the superior People's Committee on the management and exploitation of the unused land fund.
- The provincial-level People's Committee is responsible for managing unused land on islands not allocated to district or commune-level administrative units for management.
Thus, the agencies responsible for managing unused land include:
- The commune-level People's Committee is responsible for managing unused land in the locality.
- The provincial-level People's Committee is responsible for managing unused land on islands not allocated to district or commune-level administrative units for management.
Which agency will have plans to put unused land into use?
Based on Article 222 of the Land Law 2024 stipulating the use of unused land:
Putting unused land into use
1. Based on the approved land use planning and plans, the People's Committees at all levels will have plans to put unused land into use.
- The State encourages organizations and individuals to invest in putting unused land into use according to the approved land use planning and plans.
- For land areas planned for agricultural use, priority is given to allocating land to local residents who have not yet been allocated land or lack production land.
- The State has policies to invest in infrastructure in border areas, islands, areas with difficult socio-economic conditions, areas with especially difficult socio-economic conditions, areas with much land but few people to implement plans to put unused land into use; policies on land levy and land rent exemption and reduction for cases of land allocation or lease to put unused land into use.
- Provincial-level People's Committees use funds obtained from the transfer of rice cultivation land for other purposes and other lawful funds to serve the rehabilitation and putting of unused land into use.
According to the above regulations, the People's Committees at all levels will have plans to put unused land into use.
